Formative Assessment

ASSESSMENT IS NEEDED FOR IMPROVEMENT.

IMPROVEMENT, WITH ITS INTERNAL FOCUS PROVIDES:

• Opportunities for the academic community to engage in self-reflection of its learning goals, to determine the degree to which these goals correspond to student and societal needs, and to evaluate if students’ activities, products, or performances coincide with the academic community’s expectations.
• Offers information to students about the knowledge, skills, and other attributes they can expect to possess after successfully completing coursework and academic programs.
• Establishes ways for academic units to understand the dimensions of student learning when seeking to improve student achievement and the educational process.