Lauren
Steinhardt
Ed
Psych
GLE105
01
5/6/14
Question: Differentiate between formative and
summative assessment and give examples of how each might be used in your own
teaching situation.
Formative assessment is an ungraded
activity, or quiz, that usually occurs before or during instruction. It helps
to form instruction because a teacher is able to see what their students may be
struggling with in the classroom in order to formulate a lesson to better help
students achieve. A summative assessment usually occurs after instruction and
is graded. It summarizes the student’s accomplishment. In my own classroom I
might use a formative assessment in the form of a journal entry about the class
or what they have learned, an ungraded vocabulary quiz to see how my students
are progressing, or something such as answering a five to ten question skills
in order to see what needs improvement. Summative assessments would mainly
consist of tests at the end of each unit in order to close off and summarize
what my students have learned. I might also incorporate projects or essays as
well on specific subjects.
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