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Formative assessment is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Sue Davis explains how she uses formative assessment in her maths lessons.

Formative assessment is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Darcie Clarke explains how she uses formative assessment in her science lessons.

This report discusses AERO’s 2022 analysis of NAPLAN student writing data – the most extensive investigation into this area ever conducted in Australia. 

This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of formative assessment.

This practice guide provides evidence-based, practical advice for teachers on how to teach sentence combining in the context of their classrooms.

Kerri Proctor, Head of English at Walford Anglican School for Girls, uses different formative assessment methods to track students' progress.

This report summarises available evidence on writing and writing instruction.

This checklist focuses on formative assessment. It is a list of practical steps you can take to support the implementation of an evidence-based practice in your setting.

This example comes from a Year 7 English class where a formative assessment task was to gather data about students’ writing and interpretive skills.

Exit slips are an easy way to gather formative assessment data after a lesson or sequence of learning.

Literacy and numeracy are critical foundations, equipping students to access learning in all other parts of the curriculum.