relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation; "the formative arts
A formative period of time or experience is one that has an important and lasting influence on a person's character and attitudes. She was born in Barbados but spent her formative years in east London. having an important influence on the way someone or something develops formative years/period/stages etc (=the period when someone's character develops)
relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation; "the formative arts"
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
Formative assessment is a self-reflective process that intends to promote student attainment . Cowie and Bell define it as the bidirectional process between teacher and student to enhance, recognise and respond to the learning. Black and Wiliam consider an assessment ‘formative’ when the feedback from learning activities is actually used to adapt the teaching to meet the learner's needs. Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick have re-interpreting research on formative assessment and feedback and shown how these processes can help students take control of their own learning (self-regulated learning)