Differences between summative and formative assessment

Differences between Summative Assessment and Formative Assessment Time Strategy Purpose The size of evaluation's packages Result Summative After the learning process Assign students' grades to figure out if they can achieve the learning objectives Evaluate students' achievements Formative During the learning process Track students' progress and monitor the learning process if necessary Improve students' learning Includes complete chapters Includes little content areas or content areas Product Process Explanation Formative assessment (1) Formative assessment provides evidence about students' learning which teachers gather by: observing, listening, questioning, discussing, and reviewing their work in progress [explains for Time] (2) Teachers can make immediate and intended changes to the sequence of instruction [explains for Strategy] (3) Teachers provide feedback to students to identify progress and gaps in learning (including individual support needs) Both parties then use the feedback to improve the learning The feedback includes information on:     how the pupils are learning; their progress; the nature of their understanding; and the difficulties they [explains for Purpose] are having (4) Formative assessment gives students an active role in the assessment process Students work with the teacher to determine what is being learned and to identify the next steps [explains for Size] Summative assessment (1) Summative assessment gives students, parents and teachers valuable information about a student's overall performance at a specific point in their learning It provides information about their progress in:    subject knowledge; understanding; and skills and [explains for Time, Strategy and Size] capabilities (2) A grade or percentage can indicate a student's rank in the class, year group or performance in a qualification such as a GCSE However, without additional information this grade is of little value in improving the student's learning and will remain only a record of a point in time [explains for Result] (3) The key to improving learning is for teachers to share with students what these grades or numbers mean in terms of what the student has demonstrated they can and what the next steps to improve their learning will be Therefore, to be genuinely worthwhile, it is helpful to the student if summative assessments are also interpreted formatively before moving on [Emphasis the Purpose of Summative assessment] ... information about their progress in:    subject knowledge; understanding; and skills and [explains for Time, Strategy and Size] capabilities (2) A grade or percentage can indicate a student's... they can and what the next steps to improve their learning will be Therefore, to be genuinely worthwhile, it is helpful to the student if summative assessments are also interpreted formatively...(1) Summative assessment gives students, parents and teachers valuable information about a student's overall performance at