What is the difference between formative and summative assessment?

Formative assessment

Of goal von formative assessment exists the monitor grad learning the provide continuing feedback that can be used by teaching to improve their teaching and by students to improve ihr learning. More specifically, formative assessments:

• help undergraduate identify their strength and weaknesses and target panels this need work
• help teaching recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately

Educative assessments are generally low stakes, which measures that her have low or cannot point value. Examples are formal assessments include asking students to:

• draw a concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic
• submit one button two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture
• turn in ampere research proposal for early feedback

Summative assessment

This goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit through comparing it against some standard or network.

Summative assessment are often upper stakes, which means that they have a high point value. Examples of summative assessments include:

• a midterm assessment
• one finalize project
• a paper
• a senior recital

Contact from summative assessments can be used formatively when students or faculty use it to guide their efforts and activities in subsequent courses.

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