Relationship between formative and summative assessment

1. What it is?

1.1. Formative - assessment for learning

1.2. Summative - assessment of learning

2. Purpose

2.1. Formative- monitor and evaluate learners process

2.2. Summative - evaluate learners achievement

3. Goal

3.1. Formative- provide feedback

3.2. Summative- evaluate learning at the end of unit

4. Frequency of assessment

4.1. Formative - monthly / quaterly

4.2. Summative - term end

5. Relationship

5.1. Formative - Basis for summative

5.2. Summative - collects results of formative evaluation

6. Use

6.1. Formative - check to understand

6.2. Summative - use for grades and promotion

7. Means of testing

7.1. Formative - how some one is learning

7.2. Summative - how some one has learned

8. Evaluation

8.1. Formative - monitor learning process

8.2. Summative - grades and scores are assigned.

9. Meaning

9.1. Formative - refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations

9.2. Summative - an assessment administered at the end of an instructional unit in a course.

10. Use

10.1. Formative - monitor students

10.2. Summative- evaluate students

11. Nature

11.1. Formative - diagnostic

11.2. Summative - Evaluative

12. Role

12.1. Formative- allow teachers to make decision

12.2. Summative - to judge students performance

13. Includes

13.1. Formative- content areas

13.2. Summative - complete chapter

14. Agents

14.1. Formative - administrators , students and teachers

14.2. Summative- administrators

15. Example

15.1. Formative - draw a concept map

15.2. Summative- First term exam

16. Evaluation period

16.1. Formative - during learning process

16.2. Summative - after learning