Formative is a lot like Socrative. Both use real-time questioning to assess student learning. You compose questions using the program, project a key for students to log in and answer. Instantly, you can see who knows the material.
The big difference between the two programs is that Formative allows you, as the teacher, to instantly provide feedback. While both programs allow students to see their results, only Formative allows the teacher to write feedback to specific students.
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