According to Chapter 1 of the required text Formativeassessment is assessment FO

According to Chapter 1 of the required text Formativeassessment is assessment FOR learning. Summative assessment isassessment OF learning. Formative assessments occur during thelesson as opposed to the end of a unit of instruction and should bethe primary focus of assessment in schools. Additionally formativeassessments allow the teacher to support learning by generatingfeedback to students to determine their current progress and wherethey are in relation to mastering the objective and/orstandard.