CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following statements is true about formative assessment? It is usually given after a teacher finishes his or her instruction. It summarizes the performance of a student in a test. It is a tool that encourages students to assess their own progress on a day-to-day basis.

Detailed explanation-2: -True/false items are useful for formative assessment and for practice, giving students and the teacher the opportunity to see how much they know and understand without the pressures of knowing that their answers will contribute to their final result.

Detailed explanation-3: -Formative evaluation is developmental, not judgemental in nature. Its purpose is to improve students learning and instruction. Therefore, its major function is feedback to the teacher and students to locate strengths and weaknesses in the teaching-learning process in order to improve it.

Detailed explanation-4: -The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments: help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work.