Should Formative Assessment be Graded?

Should Formative Assessments be Graded?

This is one of those questions that can be argued either way so here are a few resources to shape the question:

1. Blog Post - http://www.naiku.net/blog/should-formative-assessments-be-scored-and-graded/

2. Edutopia Artitle - http://www.edutopia.org/blog/courageous-conversation-andrew-miller

3. ASCD article on Formative Assessment in general - http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/110017/chapters/Questions-and-Answers-About-Formative-Assessment.aspx