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.
Though we will also discuss standardized testing, our emphasis is going to be on classroom assessments that a teacher uses. Rather than shifting back and forth between assessment and evaluation, we will make a useful distinction between two types of assessments: formative and summative. Formative assessments are those data collection activities that a teacher uses to make instructional decisions.