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Formative and Summative Assessment

 How do they differ?

Formative and summative assessments are found in classrooms around the world. Each assessment serves a different purpose to different individuals. Formative assessments are ongoing and can help the teacher adjust learning for each student. Using the data from formative assessments, teachers can make adjusts during the learning process. Summative assessments usually come after weeks, months or a year of teaching. Summative tells the teacher what a student knows and does not know at that point. Following are examples of formative and summative assessments.


 * Formative Assessments || Summative Assessments ||
 * Observations || End of unit test scores ||
 * Questioning strategies || Report cards ||
 * Student record keeping and goal tracking || District benchmark assessments ||
 * Discussion || State assessments ||
 * Graphic organizers || Multiple-choice test ||
 * Peer/self assessments || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Essay or report ||

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