SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Examples of the summative assessments

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• all of the above

selections which are the components of summative assessments

• evaluate learning

• normally help to determine students' grade

• used for accountability of schools, students and teachers

why use summative assessment?

• evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.

• Comes at the end of learning episodes.

• Aims to assess knowledge and understanding at a given point in time.

• is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors

what is summative assessment?

• results are often recorded as scores or grades that are then factored into a student’s permanent academic record

• are given at the conclusion of a specific instructional period, and therefore they are generally evaluative, rather than diagnostic

• refers to the assessment of participants where the focus is on the outcome of a program