Formative Assessment Vs. Summative Assessment

MID-TERM ASSIGNMENT

ASSESSMENT TERMS

1. Alternate Assessment Alternate assessments are a different form of ways to assess students with the most severe cognitive disabilities. They also provide aid for students with disabilities who may need different ways to access assessments, alternate assessments are included in the educational system. Alternate assessments are generally for students that are unable to take general state tests even with accommodations. There are multiple different types of alternate assessments, one type is Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS), the AA-AAS is for students with severe cognitive disabilities. This assessment compares students taking this specific assessment. They are at

Formative assessment vs. Summative Assessment Formative assessment is the gathering of information or data about a student’s learning during a course or program. These assessments help guide the teacher to know how their students are learning. Formative assessment activities are usually quick and not given in a formal way; most often they do not determine a students final grade. An example of formative assessment at the classroom level is a teacher asking a question in class and asking for a show of hands in support of different response options. Observing how many students responded incorrectly would be used to guide further teaching and helping to see the level of each student that responded. Summative assessment is different from formal assessment in the sense that it is the gathering of information at the end of a course or program. These assessments help to improve learning and make sure that the student is accountable and able to move on with the

19. Learning Outcomes Effective statements describing a specific student’s behaviors. These behaviors are evidence of the acquisition of desired knowledge, skills, abilities, capacities, attitudes or dispositions. Learning outcomes can be usefully thought of as behavioral criteria for determining whether students are achieving the educational objectives of a program. These outcomes ultimately determine whether overall program goals are being successfully met.

20. Learning Standards Learning standards are brief, written descriptions of what students are expected to know and be able to do at a specific stage of their education. They describe educational objectives such as, what students should have learned by the end of a course, grade level, or grade span—but they do not describe any particular teaching practice (curriculum or assessment that should be used).

21. Materials-based assessment The students are assessed based on projects. They are assessed by what materials they have used and how clear they answered what they needed to on the project.

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