formative assessment is embedded in the teaching
and learning process, as teachers work with small groups or individuals. Although teaching
is planned for, teachers realise that learning is unpredictable and idiosyncratic. Interactive
formative assessment can best be described as teacher- and child-driven rather than
curriculum-driven. It relates to individual children’s needs at the time, rather than
achievement in relation to pre-specified learning outcomes. In noticing, recognising and
responding to student thinking, teachers become mediators in the learning process