For Formative and Summative Assessments?

The purpose of formative assessment is to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback to staff and students. It is assessment for learning. ... The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.

Why is it important to include both formative and summative assessments?

In a perfect world, they're equally important. Formative assessments let students show that they're learning, and summative assessments let them show what they've learned.

Can you use formative and summative assessment together?

Summative assessment is traditionally used as a quantitative measure of what students know or can remember at the end of a particular period, while formative assessment is more of a partnership between the teacher and the students to advise and guide the learning. The two together can be used to reach a common goal.

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