This interesting mind map explains two major types of assessments:
Summative assessments
Formative assessments examples
and their characteristics with examples.
Summative assessments are quizzes and tests that evaluate how much someone has learned throughout a course.Summative evaluation aims to assess the extent to which the most important results have reached at the end of the instruction.
Summative assessments examples
Formative assessments characteristics
Fixed, end of lesson/module/course evaluation
A formal process, which is highly structured
Normalizes scores for comparison against a pre-decided standard
Evaluates the end result, not the process
Produces a grade
1. In-depth reportsInstruct students to choose a topic that resonated with them in class and report in-depth on it. This is a great opportunity for students to take an idea and run with it under your supervision.These reports often showcase a student’s interest, and you’ll be able to evaluate a student’s engagement level in the class by how they approach the report.
2. Cumulative, individual projectsHave your students pick a project to complete. This project should somehow reflect what they’ve learned throughout the course.
3. Personal evaluation papersRequire students to apply principles from your class to their personal lives.
Tests
Final exams
Reports
Papers
End-of-class projects
Formative
Formative assessments are quizzes and tests that evaluate how someone is learning material throughout a course.The objective is to monitor student learning to provide feedback. Helps identify early gaps in instruction. It is based on feedback
Formative assessments examples
Quizzes
Games
Projects
Presentations
Group activities
1. Make an adHave your students create an advertisement for a concept they just learned. Use visuals and text to really sell an idea.This makes students apply what they’ve learned into a creative exercise, which helps with long-term retention.
2. Idea comparisonsInstruct students to lay out the main ideas of a new concept they learned. Then, have them compare that concept to another to see where they agree and disagree.In addition to helping students remember these concepts, this exercise makes them apply previous knowledge to a new format so they can remember it better in the future.
3. MisconceptionsAfter you introduce a concept to students, introduce a popular misconception about it. Have students discuss why the misconception is false and where it may have started.This exercise makes students think critically about what they’ve just learned while showing them how to debunk misinformation.
Formative assessments characteristics
Informal process, designed to give feedback and affect lesson
Focuses on the individual performance and needs of students
Produces feedback to meet those needs
Opens communication and focuses on growth, not grades
Ongoing and flexible evaluation which is incorporated into the lesson