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=NC Falcon Module 1: The Importance of Formative Assessment.=

**//This module provides an introduction to formative assessment, its importance and role in North Carolina’s 21st Century Balanced Assessment System.//**


 * At the end of the module, participants will be able to**:
 * Explain the purpose of formative assessment and why it is defined as a process;
 * Distinguish between formative assessment and benchmark/summative assessment;
 * Articulate how formative assessment is used in their classroom/school and how they plan to use formative assessment in the future.