Types of assessment

This interesting mind map explains two major types of assessments: Summative assessments Formative assessments examples and their characteristics with examples.

Edited at 2021-05-02 04:21:51

Vanessa Uran Rosas

Types of assessment

Vanessa Uran Rosas

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Types of assessment

Summative

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