Terms: Formative assessment is a type of assessment that gives the educator Summative assessment is a type of assessment that identifies the
a pulse of the students academic growth. The educator can then decide mastery level of subject knowledge and understanding the context
on the best action plan to facilitate student mastery of the material. in which this knowledge is contemplated.
Remember - we can know a lot of things and not understand any of it. There is a distinct difference between knowledge and understanding.
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Comparing some features of formative and summative assessment (Webber, 1999)
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Formative
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Summative
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Identifies immediate problems
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Measures learning over time
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Occurs regularly
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Measures final results after a longer period of time
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Provides data on individual learning objectives
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Often includes learning objectives over time
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Demonstrates individual student progress.
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Can be used to compare student performances
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Measures one set of experiences.
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Measures often include many units of study
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Samples of Formative Assessment:
Quick do Average do Longer do
Questioning Self Evaluation Discussion
Term Quiz Class notes Picture Presentation
Search & Destroy Picture Presentation Reflection Quizzes
3-2-1 cards Reflection Quizzes Online verbal quiz
1 minute write Postcard analogy Charades
Label diagram Online verbal quiz Jeopardy
Card sort Card sort
Pop quiz, white board checkin Think-pair-share
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Grading
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Getting Started ppt
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