Formative assessments are frequent, informal checkpoints that provide teachers with ongoing feedback on student understanding to guide instruction, while summative assessments are given periodically to evaluate learning at particular points in time such as the end of a unit. Both types of assessments work together to help teachers understand student progress.

1. Formative Assessments arecontinuous checkpoints. done frequently.informative on student understanding and progress.helpful to teachers in determining next steps.

2. Summative Assessments aregiven periodically at a particular point in time to evaluate understanding.

3. given to students at the end of the learning.

4. reflective of the essential and enduring knowledge.Assessment Strategies