3779.Resource, Online, Edutopia, 13 Formative Assessments That Inspire Creativity (March 2023)

This was copied directly from the Edutopia website:  "So when it comes to student learning, how can you tell what's sticking—and where additional instruction or review could make a difference? Formative assessments are typically short, gradeless ways to evaluate what students know while they’re still in the process of learning it. When used early and often, they can shine a light on individual student progress, serve as general indicators of how the class is doing as a whole, and inform subsequent instruction. This process of actively checking in with students on their journey toward mastery is “especially effective when students are given tactical feedback, immediately followed by time to practice the skill,” says Todd Finley, a tenured professor of English education at East Carolina University."