Assessment

Assessment under exam conditions, timed and graded

• summative assessment

• formative assessment

• formal assessment

• informal assessment

Assessment that takes place during a course

• formal assessment

• informal assessment

• formative assessment

• summative assessment

Assessment which is not timed or graded

• formal assessment

• informal assessment

• formative assessment

• summative assessment

A test to see how well a student has understood recent units or input

• progess or achievement test

• direct test

• indirect test

Checking understanding is different from progress/achievement tests because...

• it's during the input, not after

• it's after the input, not during

Continual assessment is ...

• similar to summative assessment

• similar to an aptitude test

• similar to formative assessment

An end-of-course exam is...

• an aptitude test

• a progress test

• a summative test

Formative assessment allows you to make changes

• before the course

• after the course

• during the course

Summative assessment allows you to make changes

• during the course

• before the next course

• before the course