Answer to Question #205853 in English for Dinia wisani Makhu

Question

The use of formative assessments

Answer 1

Formative assessments refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs and academic progress during a lesson, unit or course.

Formative assessments are used to;

• Help teachers identify concepts that students are struggling to understand.
• Help teachers identify the skills that the students' are facing challenges in acquiring.
• Help teachers identify the learning standards that the students have not achieved so as to make necessary adjustments to lessons and instructional techniques.
• Help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work.
• Provide the students with the ability to track their educational goals.