Formative Assessment Summative Assessment What word do you

Formative Assessment Summative Assessment What word do you see here? FORM Learning is forming, ongoing What word do you see here? SUM Total learning assessment • Monitor student learning and check for understanding • • Assesses what students know, identifies areas for improvement – may lead to early intervention More formal, evaluative, often higher point value/high stakes • Evaluates student learning relative to established standard • Typically ungraded, or minimally weighted • • Synch IDL Examples: breakout rooms with small group discussions; in-class polls & quick assignments Used to determine if the learner achieved the course learning objectives • Synch IDL Example: Presentations, group presentations • Asynch IDL Examples: short assignments, short quiz on kahoot or similar, student submission of quick video or voice recording summarizing a topic • Asynch IDL Example: Pre-recorded presentations • Both: Mid-term/Final exam, final project or portfolio, research paper etc. , final group projects • Other ideas? • Both: 1: 1 check-ins with students • Other ideas?

Formative & Summative Assessment • BOTH serve the same learning goals and are appropriate for the content offered (Links to Bloom levels!) • Formative assessments monitor progress, identify opportunities for growth/intervention, helps students understand their relationship with content, areas for improvement • Summative is the formal assessment of cumulative learning that maps to the overall learning objectives and evaluates the student’s mastery of the skills taught

Authentic Assessment • Mimics a real-world task, typically assesses higher Bloom levels • Measures practical and soft skills at once • Complex tasks that encourage brainstorming, creative & critical thinking, implementation • Iterative & may require multiple stages • Examples: LVN students write patient care plan in response to a case study; HVAC students develop a project plan for a quirky old house