What is Formative Evaluation

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The assessment of learning that occurs as a project or course is in progress, with the aim of identifying problems and addressing them, immediately. Learn more in: Strengthening the Internal Quality Assurance Mechanisms in Open and Distance Learning Systems

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Assessment that is intrinsically used to inform, develop or shape both process(es) and product(s). Learn more in: Use of Data Analytics for Program Impact Evaluation and Enhancement of Faculty/Staff Development

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A diagnostic assessment that is used continuously to help the learning. Learn more in: Assessment and Paradigms

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Monitoring the students´ development during the teaching/learning process. Learn more in: Gamified Curriculum and Open-Structured Syllabus in Second-Language Teaching

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evaluation taking place during design. Learn more in: The Usability Dimension in the Development of Web Applications

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An assessment that is used to create change or improvement, in this case, to improve teaching of instructors. Learn more in: Evaluating Teaching in Adult Education

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On-going evaluation which helps to shape the system it is evaluating. Learn more in: An Evaluation of ‘Linking for a Change'

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A way of conceiving the evaluation of the process. It is a continuous evaluation that provides timely feedback on the formative processes to propose timely and pertinent pedagogical interventions to improve student learning. Learn more in: Drawing as an Opportunity to Assess Meaningful Learning in College Students

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The process of assessing learning throughout a project or course, to identify problems and resolve them effectively. Learn more in: Educational Online Video in Adaptive E-Learning

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This is the process of gathering data from a sample of users in order to inform the design and development process. Learn more in: Evaluating Distance Education

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An evaluation conducted during the implementation of a program designed generate insights to further improve the program. Learn more in: Use of Khan Academy and Mathematics Achievement: A Correlational Study With Long Beach Unified School District

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Continuous assessment during the learning process by providing ongoing feedback and facilitating reflections to improve learning. Learn more in: Assessing the Quality of Education for All: The Case of South America and the Caribbean

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Formative evaluation is conducted to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the course and its components while the course is being implemented. Learn more in: Distance Education at University Settings

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Refers to tests that are designed to measure students’ achievement of instructional objectives; these tests give feedback on the extent to which students have mastered the course materials. Learn more in: Environmental Sciences and Distance Education

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“Typically conducted during the development or improvement of a program or product (or person, and so on), it is conducted, often more than once, for in-house staff of the program with the intent to improve. The reports normally remain in-house; but serious formative evaluation may be done by an internal or an external evaluator or preferably, a combination; of course, many program staff are, in an informal sense, constantly doing formative evaluation” (Scriven, 1991). Learn more in: The Relationship Between Assessment and Evaluation in CSCL

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The elicitation of information that can be used to improve a program while it is in the development stage. Learn more in: Evaluating Computer-Supported Learning Initiatives

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An evaluation designed and used to improve a program, especially when it is still being developed. Learn more in: A Model for Evaluating Online Programs

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The elicitation of information that can be used to improve a program while it is in the development stage. Learn more in: Improving Evaluations in Computer-Supported Learning Projects

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Any evaluation that takes place before or during a project's implementation with the aim of improving the project's design and performance. Includes monitoring of learning and providing ongoing feedback. Learn more in: A Game-Based Approach to Teaching Social Problem-Solving Skills