This paper describes how formative research was developed and implemented to produce obesity prevention interventions among school children in six different Native American nations that are part of the Pathways study. The formative assessment work presented here was unique in several ways: (1) it represents the first time formative research methods have been applied across multiple Native Ameri...

We describe the formative assessment process, using an approach based on social learning theory, for the development of a school-based obesity-prevention intervention into which cultural perspectives are integrated. The feasibility phase of the Pathways study was conducted in multiple settings in 6 American Indian nations. The Pathways formative assessment collected both qualitative and quantit...

Data-driven instructional improvement relies on developing coherent systems that allow school staff to generate, interpret and act upon quality formative information on students and school programs. This paper offers a formative feedback system model that captures how school leaders and teachers structure artifacts and practices to create formative information flows across interventions, assess...