At its anterior, the iliac crest begins as a pointed bony process known as the anterior superior iliac spine. From the anterior superior iliac spine, the iliac crest continues around the superior edge of the ilium as a flattened enlargement of the ilium....
Formative assessment is process used to monitor student learning as it happens in the classroom. The goal of formative assessment is to provide feedback to both instructors and students to improve learning. Instructors use the information gathered in the formative assessment process to make adjustments in the classroom.
Teachers and students both use formative assessments as a tool to make decisions based on data. Formative assessment occurs when teachers feed information back to students in ways that enable the student to learn better, or when students can engage in a similar, self-reflective process. The evidence shows that high quality formative assessment does have a powerful impact on student learning.