Formative assessment involves collecting data from students through evaluation and other means to help teachers improve the teaching and learning process. It provides continuous feedback to students to generate greater interest and motivation in learning. In Colombia, assessment is understood as a fundamental, integral, dialogic, and formative tool to improve education quality. It is integral because it covers all evaluation elements, dialogic through participation of stakeholders, and formative by analyzing the educational process without punishing students. The elements of formative assessment include establishing a classroom culture of interaction and assessment tools, setting learning goals and tracking student progress, adapting instruction methods and assessments, providing performance feedback and adapting instruction, and involving students actively in learning.