Educational Assessment Types (Formative v Summative)

Why should teachers use formative assessment?

• to make decisions about current instruction

• to check for understanding of student learning

• to make decisions about future instruction

• all of the above

Formative Assessments must be graded.

• True – Students and their parents want a grade for all work that is completed.

• False – FA are just a snapshot of student progression and used to edit instruction towards educational goal.

Formative assessments are assessments

• used for grade placement

• used during instruction

• used for standards based grading

• given at the end of a unit

Which is true about formative assessments:

• A. They must always be graded

• B. They provide valuable feedback for students

• C. They provide valuable feedback for teachers

• D. They provide valuable feedback for students and teachers

What is required for an assessment to be considered a formative assessment?

• A.  Data is reported
• B.  Data is used to influence instruction
• C.  Data changes curriculum mapping
• D.    A & C

Formative assessment focuses on progress or growth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Formative Assessments may be preplanned or created “on the fly.”

• True – Questions and discussions can arise spontaneously and influence instruction.

• False – They must be preplanned questions in order to be considered FA.

An assessment "for" learning

• Formative

• Summative

Student-teacher conference about a first draft: this is an example of a(n)

• Formative

• Summative

Which type of assessment is product-oriented and assesses the final product?

• Formative

• Summative