Learn the difference between formative assessment vs. summative assessment and find examples of the different types of assessment.
Formative versus Summative Assessments as Measures of Student Learningdoi:10.4324/9780203888803.CH16R. Marzano
In order to help teachers reflect on some of the differences between Formative and Summative prompts, my team and I put together this comparison table. On the left are Formative prompts. On the right are Summative prompts. Both are worthy, we think, but we want teachers to be especially att...
For many years followingScriven's (1967)seminal discussion of formative andsummative evaluation, the term “formative assessment” was most commonly found alongside its partner “summative assessment,” referring to two broad purposes of assessment. Formative assessment denotes using evidence and consequent...
Finally, match the suggested assessment techniques and questions to the category and framework of your classroom lecture, and decide if this will fall under a formative assessment or summative evaluation for students. Now, you can choose activities and assignments that emphasize teaching, helping your...
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versus teachers' best judgment about learning. Teachers generally need to undertake or participate in some summative assessment as a basis for reporting grades or meeting accountability standards. However, the task of summative assessment for external purposes remains quite different from the task of ...
Formative Assessment. Fink’s Integrated Course Design. Formative Assessment
learning strategies), performance (i.e., a phase that occurs during behavioral implementations, including self-monitoring and self-control strategies to engage in the task), and self-reflection (i.e., a phase that occurs after learning effort, including self-evaluation and generating self-...
In introductory biology—one of the most highly enrolled science classes in the U.S.—formative and summative multiple-choice assessments (e.g., clicker questions, midterm exams) remain the norm, greatly limiting the range of skills and competencies that can be assessed (Haet al.[2011]; Nehm...