Formative vs. Summative Assessmentformative
vs.
summative
assessment
&
you!
BrieflyFormativeSummativeAssessment FOR
learning
Assessment
OF
Learning
PurposeFormativeSummative
To judge
the final
process or product
To monitor and
guide learning
while it is still in progress
FormativeSummativeAt or toward the end of the unit, theme, term, semester, or school yearDuring and throughout
the process of learning
WHEN? How?FormativeSummative
* assessments
*in-class projects
*essays
*oral exams
*formal observation
*on-going informal observation
*exit slips
*homework
*classwork
*intro, instruction or practice
*feedback
*individual or group learning
*info for communication
w/students & parents
*provides info re:
growth & progress
Formative
Teaching/Learning Activities
*based on known criteria
*focused primarily on individual
student performance
*students demonstrate
knowledge/skills that
they've practiced
*used to determine
report card grades
Summative
Assessment Activities
*based on known criteria
*focused primarily on individual
student performance
*students demonstrate
knowledge/skills that
they've practiced
*used to determine
report card grades
*intro, instruction or practice
*feedback
*individual or group learning
*info for communication
w/students & parents
*provides info re:
growth & progress
*focused on standards, learning targets, expectations
*engaging for students
*enhances students' knowledge
and skills
Formative
Teaching/Learning Activities
Summative
Assessment Activities
The ProcessINSTRUCTIONFormative
Assessment
Further
Instruction
Opportunities
for
Correction
Summative
Assessment
Instruction
on New
Unit/Standard
Evidence for
Evaluation/
Grades
source: HTGFL, p. 130SuccessRemember that our goal is to give students assessment opportunities that provide accurate, consistent, meaningful feedback to them and YOU that supports their learning.
Click HERE to link to A Rubric for Evaluating Assessments.For more information on standards
based grading, click HERE!!
source: Ken O'ConnorHow to Grade for Learning, 4th ed.,