Answering both Why Assessment? and What are the type of Assessment?

1. Why Do We Need Assessment?
Types of Assessment
Pashew M. Nuri
Graduate Student – School of Education
GATE Workshop 06-Nov-2014

2. Why Assessment?
Assessment is defined by its purposes (roles):
Formative Summative

3. Formative
• Improvement of
– Teaching
– Learning
• It is formative because it is
– Descriptive
– Valid/Reliable

4. Summative
Evaluation and provision of information about
• Students
• Teachers
• Schools

5. Types of Assessment
1. Formative
2. Summative

6. Formative
• Before the end (before it’s too late)
• Monitoring performance (learning and
teaching)
• It is the interaction between the teacher,
the students, and the materials
• Improvement as it provides feedback to
both teachers, learners, and the course
• Assessment for learning

7. Summative
• At the end
• Establishes the quality
• Communicates the nature and level of
students’ achievement at various stages
• Giving grades, merit, certificates
• Assessment of learning

8. Compare
Aspect Formative Summative
Timing • Before it’s too late • At the end
Typical Types • Teacher & student
interaction: Q&A,
observations,
performances, peers,
quizzes
• Teacher controlled: tests
or examinations
Consequences • Low-stakes, focus on
improvement
• High-stakes, focus on
reporting & certification
Quality • Should be high • Must be high
Gavin Brown (2002, 2004, 2008)

9. Thank You