3. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
DEFINITION
Examples include quizzes, class discussions, peer reviews,
observations, and informal checks for understanding.
Formative assessment refers to ongoing evaluations
conducted during the learning process to monitor student
progress, identify gaps in understanding, and provide timely
feedback to both students and teachers.
5. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
PROS
1.Timely Feedback : Helps students
improve right away by giving quick
and useful feedback.
2. Personalized Learning : Teachers
can adjust lessons based on what
students need, helping each student
individually.
3. Encourages Growth : Focuses on
the learning process, not just
grades, which helps students
develop a "growth mindset."
4. Engagement : Keeps students
involved in their own learning
through reflection and self-checks.
CONS
1.Time-Consuming : Takes a lot of
effort for teachers to plan, do,
and check these assessments.
2. Overreliance on Teacher
Judgment : The quality of feedback
depends on how well the teacher
understands and interprets student
performance..
3. Potential Overload : Too many
assessments can overwhelm
students or disrupt learning if not
done carefully.
7. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Summative assessment refers to evaluations conducted at
the end of an instructional period such as a unit, course, or
academic year to measure student learning outcomes.
DEFINITION
These assessments are typically high-stakes and provide a final
judgment of what students have learned, often through tests,
exams, final projects, or standardized assessments.
9. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
PROS
1. Measures Achievement :
Shows how well students have
mastered content or skills at the
end of a learning period.
2. Accountability : Provides data
to evaluate how effective teaching
strategies and curriculum are.
3. Standardization : Ensures that
all student groups are evaluated
in the same way.
4. Motivation : Encourages
students to work harder by
setting clear performance goals.
CONS
1. Limited Feedback : Offers little
useful feedback because it
happens after learning is
complete.
2. Stressful : High-stakes nature
can make students anxious, which
might affect their performance.
3. Narrow Focus : Often leads to
"teaching to the test," focusing on
specific content rather than deeper
understanding or critical thinking.
4. Delayed Intervention : Results
come too late to make timely
changes to teaching or learning.
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