Formative
Formative is a real-time formative assessment platform that allows teachers to create assignments, embed multimedia, collect live student responses, and view instant analytics. Teachers can upload worksheets, add auto‑graded items, create open‑response tasks, and monitor learning as it happens. Students can demonstrate understanding through drawing, typing, uploading images, or answering interactive questions. Formative integrates with Google Classroom, Clever, and other LMS systems.
Tech Level
Intermediate
Grade Bands
3-12
Explore the Tool
Getting Started
Create a free educator account at https://www.formative.com/.
Build or upload an assignment using question types such as multiple choice, show-your-work, audio response, or embedded media.
Assign using a join code or integrate through Google Classroom or Clever.
Key Classroom Features
Live Student Responses: Teachers see answers populate in real time for immediate intervention.
Auto-Grading + Manual Feedback: Combines efficiency with deeper feedback opportunities.
Flexible Question Types: Drawing, typed responses, uploads, audio, and interactive items (math tools, categorizing, labeling).
AVID Strategy Connections
✏️ Writing
Open-Ended Responses: Students explain reasoning, summarize concepts, or analyze texts.
Written Reflection Items: Teachers embed prompts for students to reflect on goals or progress.
💡 Inquiry
Question Stems: Teachers pose higher‑order questions and gather real-time evidence of thinking.
Data-Driven Inquiry: Students analyze teacher-uploaded charts, graphs, or scenarios and respond.
💬 Collaboration
Discussion Starters: Teachers project anonymized responses to launch academic conversations.
Group Feedback Cycles: Students compare responses and discuss misconceptions.
🗂️ Organization
Goal-Setting Check-Ins: Formative supports reflection, prompts, and progress tracking. citeturn23search1
Structured Assignments: Teachers organize tasks into sequenced problem sets, stations, or daily warm-ups.
📖 Reading
Text-Embedded Questions: Students annotate or respond to reading passages.
Vocabulary Checks: Quick checks for terms, definitions, and context clues.
Accessibility Spotlight
Formative enhances accessibility through multimodal response options—typing, drawing, audio, or image uploads—which help multilingual learners and students with diverse processing needs show understanding in varied formats. Real-time feedback and the ability to revisit questions support mastery learning. Teachers can scaffold assignments with visuals, videos, and step-by-step instructions to ensure all students have access to rigorous content.
