Formative Assessment

Teachers are using technology to for assessment and instruction. This usage can provide immediate feedback on student understanding.
Using various software programs, student progress can be monitored on a daily basis with everything being interactive. Using data collected to help drive instruction, a formative assessment is an important tool that can provide teachers with the information they need to help students achieve. "I believe that formative assessment involves not only measuring the students' progress, but also giving the students new strategies and teachers new focus areas of concern.
Web-based surveys, assessment software, digital video recorders (DVRs), blogs, wikis, online quizzes, and tests using virtual reality—are just a sample of the technologies are often used in classrooms where the funding and expertise is present Some formative assessment tools even align with state standards. While there are many benefits to using technology-based tools for monitoring students' day-to-day progress, educators should strategically choose and properly use the most appropriate tools for meeting the school's/students defined learning goals.