Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey show how to increase students' understanding with the help of creative formative assessments. When used regularly, these types of assessments enable every teacher to determine what students know, what they need to know, and what type of instructional interventions are effective.

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Why check for understanding? -- Using oral language to check for understanding -- Using questions to check for understanding -- Using writing to check for understanding -- Using projects and performances to check for understanding -- Using tests to check for understanding -- Using common assessments and consensus scoring to check for understanding.