Although research suggests that the general practices associated with formative assessment can facilitate learning, existing definitions admit such a wide variety of implementations that effects shoul

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Integrative assessment: reframing assessment practice for current and future learning (2010) · doi

  The requirement to provide timely formative tasks that are designed to facilitate student learning and autonomy has provoked a wider examination of the role of assessment in higher education and encouraged further investigation of the alignment of learning, teaching and assessment in curriculum design frameworks.

  Keywords: learning assessment requirement provide timely formative tasks designed facilitate student autonomy provoked wider examination role
• Formative Assessment Helps Students Learn Over Time: Why Aren’t We Paying More Attention to It? (2022) · doi

  One key strategy is faculty development, but the literature on faculty development about teaching with formative assessment is sparse and tends to be focused at the K-12 level, so we offer suggestions for a way forward by fostering professional development using best practices, ensuring equitable and culturally responsive assessment, and integrating formative assessment into larger efforts to support learning improvement over time.

  Keywords: development assessment faculty formative strategy literature teaching sparse tends focused level offer suggestions forward fostering
• Formative assessment: a critical review (2011) · doi

  Although research suggests that the general practices associated with formative assessment can facilitate learning, existing definitions admit such a wide variety of implementations that effects should be expected to vary widely from one implementation and student population to the next.

  Keywords: suggests general practices associated formative assessment facilitate learning existing definitions admit wide variety implementations effects