Formative assessment is the everyday work of teaching: checking what students understand before the unit test, the report card, or the final exam. When it is done well, it shortens the gap between confusion and clarity. Artificial intelligence is now entering that loop—not as a replacement for teacher judgment, but as a way to make feedback faster, more specific, and easier to act on.

Formative assessment tells you why a student is stuck and what to do next. T ... Read more »