Formative Assessment: Improving Learning for Every Child
Spotlight 2021
This project highlights 14 innovations that support both teaching and learning through formative assessment. Formative assessment refers to a variety of methods that teachers use in classrooms to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress.
The Jacobs Foundation
Important dates
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Spotlight Launched
6.9.2021
Submission Ends
15.11.2021
Selections Made
7.3.2022
Selections Announced
24.6.2022
Formative Assessment: Improving Learning for Every Child
Innovations
Explore education innovations recognized by HundrED as well as innovations from shared by the education community across the world.
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case studies
Report Says Formative Assessment is Critical to Improving the Quality of Education Globally
The Jacobs Foundation and Finnish education organisation HundrED have released a new report highlighting 14 formative assessment solutions that support teaching and learning. The report finds that fo
26.6.2022
article
Bringing Future Forward Assessment Solutions to Light: Meet the Shortlisted Innovations
Celebrating 27 ideas that are changing the way we think about formative assessment. These education innovations are supporting both teaching and learning including the critical role students play in t
24.1.2022
Mariah O'Mara
article
The ‘Whys’ and ‘Hows’ of Incorporating Formative Assessments
In order to prepare students for the modern world, there is a growing need for formative assessments that allow teachers to develop students’ motivation and self-regulation through purposeful interact
9.11.2021
Shu Xin
article
Announcing a New Project Designed to Identify New Forms of Student Assessment
HundrED and the Jacobs Foundation announce the launch of a new project, the Formative Assessment: Improving Learning for Every Child Spotlight, which aims to understand how assessment can be used for
6.9.2021
Mariah O'Mara