Formative assessment in online learning

Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Formative assessment in online learning   This is a summary of a research article on student perceptions of the effectiveness of formative assessment in an online learning environment by Obura Ogange et al. (2018). Assessment is an essential part of teaching and learning in both face-to-face and online teaching. Formative assessment provides teachers and students with insights on ongoing teaching and learning processes. It allows teachers to understand where students are in their learning and where they might require more help, which can help inform their planning, and it gives students the opportunity to understand which aspects of a unit they have understood, which areas they still need to work on and, sometimes, how to improve their performance. Innovations in information technology offer a range of approaches to formative assessment, from quick multiple-choice tests with immediate feedback to in-text annotations that explain to st