"Multiple-Task Mastery Checklist provides a structured format for carrying out a multistage formative assessment of a formal project. It involves identifying the sequence of project activities and ensuring that students master each one in the series prior to moving forward to the next one."

"Teachers who use extensive projects as a part of their instructional processes often have students approach these in multiple small, sequenced steps that build upon each other. Each of these steps provides teachers with a unique opportunity for assessment. Multiple-Task Mastery Checklist is a multiphase formative assessment that provides students with ongoing and regular progress checks as they move toward a goal. This approach can ensure that students are advancing towards their goals and that they receive feedback on their progress so that they can make corrections as needed." — Learning Assessment Techniques, Barkley, EF and Major, CH, 2016.