Formative

Formative also offers a range of tools to help teachers improve instruction, student engagement and learning speed. The platform lets teachers create interactive assessments and instructional materials that can be tailored to different learning styles. Formative is used by 93% of US school districts, with more than 4 billion student responses logged, giving teachers a wealth of data about student learning.

Among Formative's features are:

• PDF and Google Doc conversions: Turn documents into auto-graded quizzes and embed questions into slides for paced lessons.
• Enhanced reading passages: Ask questions and add multimedia to reading passages for better comprehension.
• Math tools: Support higher-level math thinking with math-specific tools.
• Flipped instructional videos: Ask questions and let students record video responses.
• Audio and video assignments: Let students respond with audio and video recordings for differentiated learning.
• Real-time feedback: Give students immediate feedback, with the option to leave audio and video comments.
• Student-to-teacher feedback: Let students give feedback directly to teachers.
• Emojis in student feedback: Add a bit of fun to student feedback with emojis.
• App Smashing: Embed external learning apps to expand instructional possibilities.
• Copy/Paste Alerts: Detect and alert teachers when students use copy-and-paste functions to prevent cheating.
• Student Growth Tracker: Track student progress toward standards over time with detailed scoring and filtering.

Formative offers the following pricing tiers:

• Free: Create unlimited lessons and assignments, track student progress in real time and get basic integrations.
• Partner: Get customization tools, feedback, grading tools and LMS and LTI integrations.
• Bronze: Get real-time student tracking, class management and basic integrations ($0).
• Silver: Get advanced question types, grading tools and assignment settings ($15/month).
• Gold: Get collaboration tools, unlimited data tracking and organization-wide standards progress tracking, with volume pricing available.
• Platinum: For schools and districts, with a shared private library, dedicated support and custom training, with volume pricing available.

Formative integrates with popular learning management systems like Google Classroom, Microsoft 365 and Canvas so it fits into existing educational workflows. The company takes data security seriously, with features like dedicated data protection, secure browser modes and copy/paste detection.

Teachers seeking to modernize their instructional approach, engage students better and get better information on student progress could benefit from Formative.

Published on June 30, 2024