Formative assessment (FA) as a best practice has been a focal point for numerous professional development workshops. Participants generally leave these workshops with a list of activities emphasizing the nature of FA as assessment “for” learning and the idea of a feedback cycle to improve learning. Integration of FA in course design, specifically linking assessment and instruction while also ensuring FA is relevant to the learner and instructor, is not commonly addressed. This session will provide the foundation to move from theory into practice when integrating formative assessment while maintaining a backwards design approach to course design and course alignment.
