Student-Centered
Formative Assessment
Assessment for learning is:
• frequent, intentionally, regularly incorporated, and relatively low stakes;
• utilizing measurement of valued outcomes (e.g., achievement, engagement, agency),
allowing for focus on variation;
• collaborative, where students and teachers examine results together in light of jointly
understood learning objectives;
• embedded in teaching and learning, used to adjust and improve instruction, and part of a process
of ongoing improvement of learning;
• reflective for students, making them active partners in planning to improve their learning; and
• open to sharing and collaboration among teaching colleagues.