Design and Application of Formative Evaluation in the Artificial Intelligence Course

Artificial intelligence course is an essential fundamental compulsory course for information majors. Current assessment methods of the course lead students to focus solely on their final grades rather than the knowledge itself, failing to provide effective information for students to improve their comprehensive qualities. This paper first analyzes the appropriateness of applying formative evaluation to the artificial intelligence course. Subsequently, it adopts the integrated design concept of “teaching-learning-evaluating’ and a three-step design procedure of “objectives-tasks-evaluation”, using the example of the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Central South University throughout the whole process. Implementing formative evaluation in the artificial intelligence course, promoting evaluation as a means of teaching and an impetus in learning, is conducive to cultivating advanced skills in students, which is an effective approach for nurturing innovative talents in the era of intelligence.