Abstract
This publication is focused on the theme of formative assessment at school. Formative assessment is defined as a qualitative assessment which brings valuable information concerning the knowledge and skills of the given pupil during the process of education.
The aim of this publication is to orient readers to current trends in assessment of pupils; questions linked to its successful implementation are elaborated together with this methods: learning goals, criteria, feedback, self-assessment and peer assessment. The theoretical part of books presents a review based on major path of development of formative assessment in comparative context and on the possibilities of their implementation in improving the quality of teaching in Czech schools.
The theory is supplemented by examples of specifics methods, techniques and tools of formative assessment. The practical examples and the authentic words of teachers and pupils that comes from multiple case study that was used as a form of research strategy.
The methodology and results of this multiple case study are also introduced.