Abstract
Assessment is an extensive topic that encompasses a wide variety of definitions within the field of education, and evaluating the effectiveness of many types of assessment is often an arduous task.
Master, G. 2015 stated, “The fundamental purpose of assessment in education is to establish and understand the points that students (either as individuals or groups) have reached in their learning at the time of assessment’.
Assessment is the process of gathering data. More specifically, assessment is the way instructors gather data about their teaching and their students’ learning (Hanna, G and Dettmer, P, 2004).There are many different forms of assessment, each with their own specific purpose. Determining what kind of assessment is most effective is highly dependent on the purpose of the data a teacher is trying to collect. Since assessment is often used in making major decisions, there is a great deal of discussion regarding strategies that could improve student performance.
Trends in formative assessment and using data to positively impact student learning has become an integral part of a teacher’s everyday and ongoing practice.
This article addresses formative instructional practice and the many strategies, techniques and tools available to both teachers and students. These tools and apps give teachers and students many options and opportunities for classroom success.
KEYWORDS: Formative assessment, summative assessment, assessment of learning, formative assessment apps.