This chapter discusses the relationships between formative and summative assessments—both in the classroom and externally. In addition to teachers, site-and district-level administrators and decision ...

Summative assessments gauge student achievement after the completion of learning activities. While many of these are common such as exams, projects and essays, there are a larger variety of ways to ...

The purpose of formative assessment is to adjust teaching and learning. For example, a grade one teacher may test the decoding skills of a grade one student to determine whether specific phonics ...

Summative assessment refers to the assessment or evaluation of students’ learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement at the conclusion of a specific instructional period. It is generally ...

Most educators are concerned that summative assessments cause students undue anxiety, adding to growing concerns over the state of K-12 assessments and how they’re created, delivered, and interpreted.

Educators find more value in assessments today than they did after the first year of the pandemic, but the fewer clicks they make to create and grade an assignment, the better. Technology that frees ...