“Formative writing assessment makes a difference in how well students convey thoughts and ideas through text,” the researchers write. “However, the trustworthiness of formative writing ...

In a study of 480 students in grades 6 and 8, Wilson and colleagues successfully defined a formative evaluation model using automated measures of students’ writing. Further, there was initial evidence ...

Dunn, K. E., & Mulvenon, S. W. (2009). A critical review of research on formative assessment: The limited scientific evidence of the impact of formative assessment in education. Practical Assessment, ...

To prepare for my presentations on formative assessment at these national conferences, I conducted a search for books published since 2000 that included the word “formative” in the title.

It covers qualitative and participatory research designs and their contribution to formative research, process evaluation, realist evaluations, interpreting outcomes, and assessing transferability to ...