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Clark, Ian – Canadian Journal of Education, 2012
Formative assessment is a potentially powerful instructional process because the practice of sharing assessment information that supports learning is embedded into the instructional process by design. If the potential of formative assessment is to be realized, it must transform from a collection of abstract theories and research methodologies and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Lifelong Learning, Theory Practice Relationship
Volante, Louis; Beckett, Danielle – Canadian Journal of Education, 2011
Twenty teachers working in elementary and secondary schools were interviewed from 2 school districts in southern Ontario, Canada about their understanding and use of particular formative assessment strategies. Analysis of the interviews followed a constant comparison method and revealed a variety of emerging themes. Results suggested an imbalance…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods