Effective students understand the importance of getting feedback to improve their learning. Feedback is extremely important for both instructors and students. Since the goal of the course is to help you improve your understanding of anatomy and physiology, assessments and feedback must focus less on the memorization of facts and more on the understanding of processes and relationships. Feedback should occur continuously.

One type of assessment is summative assessment which involves teacher feedback intended to measure the results of learning. Your grade is determined from summative assessment. Another is formative assessment which emphasizes student understanding and teaching improvement. This type of assessment is used to review your thinking on the subject. This type of assessment is not used to determine your grade. Diagnostic assessment is given before instruction to determine student understanding.