Research has established that formative assessment is more likely to produce significant learning gains if students can answer three questions: Where am I going? Where am I now? and How can I close the gap? She offers seven strategies that teachers can use to involve students in the assessment process and ensure that students are the primary users of formative assessment information: (1) Provide a clear and understandable vision of the learning target; (2) Use examples of strong and weak work; (3) Offer regular descriptive feedback; (4) Teach students to self-assess and set goals; (5) Design lessons to focus on one aspect of quality at a time; (6) Teach students focused revision; and (7) Engage students in self-reflection and let them document and share their learning. (Contains 1 figure.)