1. Formative vrs Summative Assessment
Sarah Snyder, PhD

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3. Formative vrs Summative Assessment
Assessment FOR Learning
Generally low-stakes
To provide feedback to students
Help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately
Process-based
Assessment OF Learning
Often high-stakes
Evaluation of student learning at a certain point in time
Compared to standards
Product-based

4. Why is Formative Assessment Important?
Gives point-of-need feedback to students through activities such as
Writing a summary
“Ticket out”
Answers to procedural questions
Observations of student participation in class
Conferences with students
A concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic
Student feedback
Can improve summative assessment!
and_summative_assessment.pdf

5. Why is Summative Assessment Important?
Gives the overall effect or “how much” someone has learned.
Can be used to advocate for
Students
Materials needed
Time needed
Other resources
Examples:
Standardized Tests
Exams
Final Essays
Reports
Papers
End-of-Class-Projects

6. What Types of Assessment Do You Already Do?
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What Types of Assessment Do You Already Do?
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7. Aligning Classroom Assignments and Activities to Measure Outcomes
Sarah Snyder, PhD and Eva Aviles

8. Aligning Measures to Outcomes
How is your measure appropriate for assessing the outcome?
Validity argument
How many times/ways do you assess the same outcome with different measures?
Recommendation from Assessment Office is to use at least two measures per outcome.

9. HOW

12. Align Your Measures to Your Outcomes
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Align Your Measures to Your Outcomes
Try it on your handout