Keyword: «flash cards»
the article analyzes all three types of assessment: formative, final and «Assessment as Learning». Formative assessment (AfL) is examined in detail: its importance for motivating students and improving the quality of teaching. Various «Assessment for Learning» (AfL) techniques are listed, including those that use pedagogical cues. Such cues as Mind Maps or flash cards are used for mid-range evaluation, and «color highlighting» and «color fields» are used for feedback. The possibility of digitalization of such a process is shown. Some problems of the implementation of formative assessment in the educational space of the university and ways to overcome them are considered.