This document discusses and compares formative and summative assessment. Formative assessment is ongoing, informal evaluation used to provide feedback and guide instruction, focusing on student needs and growth rather than grades. Summative assessment is formal end-of-unit evaluation used to measure learning against standards and assign grades. Key differences include timing, formality, purpose, coverage, and results. Examples of formative assessment include concept maps, short responses, and group activities, while examples of summative assessment include exams, projects, and standardized tests.

1. Formative Vs. Summative
Assessment
Second Semester: Paper CPS 3
Assessment for Learning

2. Formative Vs. Summative
Assessment

3. Formative Vs. Summative
Assessment

5. Formative assessment:
• Ongoing and flexible
evaluation which is
incorporated into the lesson
• Informal process, designed to
give feedback and affect
lesson
• Focuses on the individual
performance and needs of
students
• Produces feedback to meet
those needs
• Opens communication and
focuses on growth, not grades
Summative assessment:
• Fixed, end of
lesson/module/course
evaluation
• A formal process, which
is highly structured
• Normalizes scores for
comparison against a
pre-decided standard
• Evaluates the end result,
not the process
• Produces a grade
Formative Vs. Summative
Assessment

6. Formative assessment:
• It’s a diagnostic tool
• It could be informal
• It looks at a student’s
development at a
particular point in time
• Comments, Feedback,
Suggestions, Remedy etc
Summative assessment:
• It’s an evaluation tool
• It is more formal,
structured
• It is often used measure
and compare
• Percentages, pass/fail
markings or scale grades
Formative Vs. Summative
Assessment

7. Formative assessment:
• Time of Assessment: During
learning
• Method: Informal,
Monitoring, variety of ways
• Purpose: to improve
learning, individual difference mapping
• It covers little area of syllabus
• Results in feedback, change
in method, re-teaching
• It’s a process..
Summative assessment:
• Time: After learning is over
• Method: Paper-pen test most
common, controlled formal
set up
• Purpose: Evaluation of
Achievement
• Covers complete content
area
• Results in marks, grades..
• It’s a product
Formative Vs. Summative
Assessment

8. Examples of Formative Assessment
• Draw a concept map in class to represent their
understanding of a topic
• Submit one or two sentences identifying the main
point of a lecture
• Turn in a research proposal for early feedback
• Quizzes, Games, Projects, Presentations, Group
activities
• In response to a question or topic inquiry,
students write down 3 different summaries. 10-
15 words long, 30-50 words long and 75-100
words long.

9. …Examples of Formative Assessment
• The 3-2-1 countdown exercise: Give your students
cards to write on, or they can respond orally. Students
have to respond to three separate statements: 3
things you didn’t know before, 2 things that surprised
you about this topic and 1 thing you want to start
doing with what you’ve learned.
• One minute papers are usually done at the end of the
lesson. Students answer a brief question in writing.
The question typically centres around the main point
of the course, most surprising concept, most
confusing area of the topic and what question from
the topic might appear on the next test.

10. Examples of Summative Assessment
• a midterm exam- Prilimanery and Final exams
• a final project
• district benchmark and scores used for
accountability for schools and students.
• SSC/ HSC Board and University Exams
• Comprehensive Assignments
• JEE, NEET, GPSC, UPSC, CAT, NATA, …
• Post tests

15. Questions
• Clarify the concept of formative and
summative assessment.
• Give the examples of formative assessment.
• How would you conduct summative
assessment of your students? Illustrate
• Give examples of summative assessment.
• What are the differences between formative
and summative assessment.

16. Acknowledgment
• https://www.peergrade.io/blog/difference-
formative-and-summative-assessment/
• https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basi
cs/formative-summative.html
• https://www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2017/04/th
e-differences-between-formative-and-
summative-assessment-infographic
• https://www.aeseducation.com/blog/formative-
vs.-summative-assessments-what-do-they-mean
• https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/formative-
vs-summative-assessments/