1 hands on guide to creation and implementation of formative assessments for middle and high . This book places students center stage in the discussion of how we know what students know using formative assessment to understand student learning is a theme grounded in good teaching and good assessment jo topps regional director k 12 alliance westedthis book incorporates current research and not only provides an explanation of the necessity of formative assessment but offers a . Inproceedingsfurtak2009formativeaf titleformative assessment for secondary science teachers authore furtak year2009 e furtak published 2009 computer science list of figures and tables preface acknowledgments about the author 1 what is formative assessment where are you going and . Formative assessment for secondary science teachers edited by erin marie furtak university of