Abstract

MARTINEZ RIZO, Felipe. The Formative Evaluation of Classroom Learning in Bibliography in English and French: A Literature Review. RMIE [online]. 2012, vol.17, n.54, pp.849-875. ISSN 1405-6666.

The use of large-scale tests to evaluate learning has spread at the international level and in many national educational systems. Educational authorities and broad sectors of the population expect positive results in terms of the educational quality of tríese exercises, but their inadequate use also leads to negative effects that cause widespread rejection among teachers. One reaction has been increased interest in the potential of evaluations teachers carry out in the classroom, especially with the purpose of contributing elements for the improvement of learning; such evaluation is known as formative. This article presents the development of ideas on this sort of evalua-tion during recent decades, found in specialized literature in English and French.

Keywords : formative evaluation; theories of evaluation; methods of evaluation; quality of education; literature review; Mexico.