TeachersFirst’s Formative Assessment

Formative assessment is a term that refers to a wide variety of strategies and methods that teachers use to provide ongoing feedback to students. Before the final assessment, a formative assessment evaluates student comprehension, academic progress during lessons, and learning needs. These assessments help teachers check for understanding, determine skills mastery, and choose topics to review. Peruse the resources shared in this collection to find unique and engaging tools to use as you assess your students throughout your daily lessons.

If you are looking for more tools to use for formative assessment, view our complete list of resources for assessment, our collection of polling tools, and our game-based learning tools that you can use to create your formative assessments.