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title: "formative evaluation"
description: "A type of evaluation designed and used to improve the quality of a component or system, especially when it is still being designed."
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term_id: 703
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/formative-evaluation"
slug: "formative-evaluation"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/formative-evaluation/"
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# formative evaluation

A type of evaluation designed and used to improve the quality of a component or system, especially when it is still being designed.

## Present in syllabi


- Foundation Extension - Usability 2018

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/formative-evaluierung/) — Formative Evaluierung
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/valutazione-formativa/) — valutazione formativa
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E5%BD%A2%E6%88%90%E7%9A%84%E8%A9%95%E4%BE%A1-formative-evaluation/) — 形成的評価（formative evaluation）
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/ocena-formatywna/) — ocena formatywna
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/avaliacao-formativa/) — avaliação formativa
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/formativni-hodnoceni/) — formativní hodnocení

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