Formative Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges

Abstract

As a learning tool, formative assessment has attracted the attention of more and more researchers. Based on the writer's own innovation with the tool and relevant research, this paper first describes the use of formative assessment in college English classrooms in China, then provides recommendations and discusses future directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Language Teaching & Research is the property of Academy Publication Co., LTD and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)