Formative assessments are important in many ways. A teacher can use formative assessments to gauge how well their students are understanding the material. These type of assessments can tell the teacher if the students are understanding or not understanding what is being taught. If the students are understanding the lesson, then the teacher will be able to move on to the next lesson. If the students are not understanding the material, then the teacher knows that they need to spend some extra time on that subject. Formative assessments can also help the teacher determine which students might need extra guidance while they are in their classroom. If a student repeatedly shows that they do not understand the material, then the teacher can spend extra one on one time with that student or come up with alternative ways for that student to get a better understanding.
Formative assessments are also a great way for the teacher to gauge their own performance. If most of the students perform well on the formative assessment, then the teacher knows that they have done a good job conveying the knowledge that the students need to know. If most of the students do not perform well, then the teacher needs to either spend extra time on that subject or find an alternative way of teaching the content. If the students have performed poorly, it may be the way the teacher is teaching the material and formative assessments are a great tool to observe teacher performance.
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