Based on the formative assessment model, this paper studies the assessment reform of statistics courses in economic management programs, and discusses the creation of a formative assessment system. Proposals: to enforce the assessment of the teaching process, and adopt varied assessment forms, including learning performance, homework, classroom discussion, computer operation, and statistical survey report, etc., to systematically assess students' learning results, boost their awareness and motivation to learn, to improve the teaching quality and promote the cultivation of innovative talents.