The goal 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.

They should describe what the learner is expected to do to show that the learning outcome has been achieved.

Use formative assessment to know when it is time to give a summative or graded assessment.

It helps  learners to become more independent as a result of reflecting on their learning.

It focuses on the final grades or scores.

It focuses on learning , teaching and outcomes. It is reflective.

 It is detail information about a process, including strengths ,weaknesses, areas to improve.

It is a collection of a learner’s work that demonstrates progress in the development of knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes in a given area.

It is a scholarly publication containing articles written by researchers, professors and other experts. Journals focus on a specific discipline or field of study.

They are statements specifying the standards that must be met and the evidence .

This is an assessment tool.