New report says formative assessment helps students write better

"Student writing skills can be improved in the classroom by having teachers provide students regular feedback, track their progress, and encourage them to evaluate their own skills, finds a new report from the Carnegie Corporation of New York released today. (September 16, 2011)
'Informing Writing: The Benefits of Formative Assessment' examines whether formative assessment can improve students' writing skills and what techniques are best to help them improve. The research was published by the Alliance for Excellent Education, an advocacy group based in Washington that supports college readiness for high school students."

The above comes from Nora Fleming at Education Week. To read more, click here.