Share Paper: Technology-facilitated Formative Assessment

  1. Natalie Johnson-Leslie, Arkansas State University, United States
  2. Lan Li, Bowling Green State University, United States
  3. Valentina Grion, University of Padova, Italy
  4. Lara Kassab, San Jose State University, United States
Tuesday, March 19 4:15 PM-5:15 PM Melrose 1

Abstract: Formative assessments have existed from the days of Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. In today’s society there are multiple technology-facilitated formative assessment tools and applications. Technology has made formative assessments more accessible and effective providing students with engaging learning environments. When choosing technology-facilitated assessment tools, care must be taken to ensure that the tool selected is fun, creative, challenging and reliable. In the series of 4 articles that follow, the writers chronicle how they are utilizing technology-facilitated formative assessment tools in their respective classrooms