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In formative assessment, you gather and interpret information about student learning as it is happening in your classroom. It helps you to adapt your teaching to meet student needs. 

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

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

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.

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 guide outlines key practices for using formative assessment in the classroom.

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

The Assessment for children's learning practice resources support teachers and educators in early childhood education and care (ECEC) to improve their assessment for children’s learning.

This early childhood learning trajectory looks at children’s progress in language and communication, to help you plan the next steps in their learning and development.

This technical report describes the creation of AERO’s Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy in Australia (LLANIA) dataset, including the linkage process and quality assurance methods.

This early childhood learning trajectory focus on children’s progress in mathematical thinking, to support you to plan the next steps in their learning and development.