Definition
Ongoing, low-stakes assessment used during the learning process to monitor student understanding and provide feedback that guides instruction. Examples include quizzes, exit tickets, think-pair-share activities, observations, and informal checks for understanding. Unlike summative assessments, formative assessments are primarily for informing teaching rather than assigning final grades.
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Using Syllio to Manage Formative Assessment
Understanding Formative Assessment is the first step — having the right tools to manage it is the second. Syllio's AI-powered academic OS gives students and teachers the infrastructure to handle the full range of assessments and graded work that formative assessment represents.
Students using Syllio can track every deadline related to formative assessment across all their courses in one unified calendar — powered by AI syllabus scanning, LMS sync, and class code import. Teachers can build course materials that address formative assessment directly from Syllio's AI tools and share them with students instantly.
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