# Formative Assessment

**Source**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/center-learning-and-teaching/formative-assessment
**Parent**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/center-learning-and-teaching

CLT offers various assessment services to help faculty members gain insights into the effectiveness of their teaching.

### **Programs and Services**

CLT offers various assessment services to help faculty members gain insights into the effectiveness of their teaching. Examples of assessments that CLT offers include Mid-Semester Assessments (MSA), Classroom Action Research (CAR), assessments, of course, pilots and new programs, and other tailored assessments, including surveys, focus groups, and in-class observations.

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- [### Mid-Semester Assessments

  Surveys are tailored to help instructors get feedback from students in the middle of the semester, in time for them to make adjustments for the remaining part of the semester.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/faculty/center-learning-and-teaching/mid-semester-assessments)
- [### Classroom Action Research

  Classroom Action Research is a reflective process in which instructors gather empirical data, to improve their teaching practices.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/faculty/center-learning-and-teaching/classroom-action-research)
- [### Tailored Assessments

  CLT offers tailored assessments for departments, programs and courses upon request, CLT designs and selects assessment tools for each request based on the purpose of the assessment.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/faculty/center-learning-and-teaching/formative-assessment/tailored-assessments)

### **How to Request an Assessment?**

Send an email to [eda@aucegypt.edu](mailto:eda@aucegypt.edu) or drop by CLT premises for a consultation, where a member of the CLT educational development and assessment team will help you with your request.

[Request a pedagogy consultation](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmlGP4BMb9ity4ujJg8qv67ZP4mrJHzRVuyuoqYO6zNjI1YQ/viewform)

### **AUC IRB Policy**

All research by AUC faculty, students, and staff require IRB approval through AUC's IRB office, even if it will occur outside Egypt. Besides, all research done at AUC or supported by AUC must receive IRB approval, even if the Principal Investigator (PI) is not affiliated with AUC. For more information, check the AUC IRB website.

**Important Notes:**

- All CLT assessments are **confidential** and are only shared with the course instructor.
- Faculty members are always welcome for pre and post-assessment consultations.