Learn the differences, benefits, and challenges of formative and summative assessment in hands-on training. Get tips on how to use them effectively.

What is the difference between formative and summative assessment? Formative assessment. The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by ...

Of course, the debate around formative vs. summative assessments is nuanced. Some educators argue that formative assessments can create a continuous feedback loop, enabling a more learner-centric ...

Summative assessment, in contrast, is the final destination, a look at what has been learned after the journey is complete. Characteristics of Formative Assessment. Formative assessment has a number ...

Harlen, W., & James, M. (1997). Assessment and Learning Differences and Relationships between Formative and Summative Assessment. Assessment in Education, 4, 365-379.

Summative assessment. Summative assessment is typically carried out at the end of a teaching and learning process and is thus usually seen as the means to measure “how much” a student has learned on ...

Options for formative assessment are vast: question and answers, class discussions, written short and extended responses, quizzes and debates are all appropriate examples to name but a few. These ...