Educ 08 - Educational Technology 2

There might be instances where teachers confuses the difference between Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment. Yes they are both intended to assess the students' learning but how do they differ? Formative Assessment is also known as Assessment For Learning. It is done during the instructional process, while the learning is taking place. It helps teachers to decide where students are in their learning, where they need to go, and how best to get there. After such assessment, teachers can make adjustments on the instructions (if needed) and provide feedback to ensure that the students attains the intended learning outcomes. On the students' perspective, such assessments helps them to be motivated, set goals, and engage in learning. Teachers uses Formative Assessment to ensure that the students actually are learning what the teacher have taught. If a class does not engage in such assessment, the teaching and learning process will be compromised; teachers will move on