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Using AI to redesign formative assessments
Use AI to redesign formative assessments so they reveal misconceptions, not just right or wrong answers.
Adults & Professionals · AI for Educators · ~24 min read
The premise
Formative assessments often only tell you who got it wrong. AI can redesign items so wrong answers reveal which misconception the student holds.
What AI does well here
- Generate distractors tied to specific misconceptions.
- Tag each answer choice with the misconception it implies.
- Suggest a follow-up question per misconception.
What AI cannot do
- Know your specific class's history.
- Replace teacher observation.
- Decide what reteaching to plan.
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Practice this safely
Use a real but low-risk workflow from your day. Treat AI as a drafting and organizing layer, then verify the output before anyone relies on it.
- 1Ask AI to explain the topic in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "Using AI to redesign formative assessments" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check the topic against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
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