Application of Formative Evaluation in Universities' Curriculum Teaching
Our current system of assessment on learning in universities and colleges pays much more attention to the results and summative evaluation than the process and formative evaluation.Therefore,reconstruction of formative evaluation system and application of a variety of formative assessment methods have gradually become the consensus in curriculum teaching reform.The application of formative evaluation contributes to the realization of teaching goals.Formative evaluation system can be divided into five parts:prelude of evaluation,evidence acquisition,evidence diagnosis,information feedback,and improvement of"teaching"and"learning",in which evidence acquisition is the core step that the information about teaching effectiveness and student learning state is obtained through a variety of evaluation activities.In order to improve formative evaluation and achieve educational goals,the formation of advanced teaching notion,remoulding of students' role and dealing well with summative evaluation are very important.