Do artigo “Implementig formative assessment in engineering education: the use of the online assessment sustem Étude” de Sofia Dopper e Ellen Sjoer publicado no European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 29, Nº 2, Junho de 2004:
“The aim of formative assessment is to gain insight in students’ strong and weak points with the ultimate goal of getting rid of the weak points (Boston, 2002). Based on the literature, we emphasize three benefits of formative assessment. First, frequent formative assessments provide information on a regular basis for both teachers and students to monitor the learning process and intervene at an early stage. Second, high-qualiy formative assessment includes adequate feedback (Higgiens et. al. 2002). When feedback provides specific comments about errors and specific suggestions for improvement, it helps students to learn from their mistakes and guides them through actions necessary for improvement. Third, formative assessment can help in meeting a student’s individual needs.” (pp. 260-261).