CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Summative assessments are usually given at the end of a unit, and they are usually high stakes with the grade being weighted more heavily than formative assessments taken during the unit. Many educators and school administrators use data from summative assessments to help identify learning gaps.

Detailed explanation-2: -The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark. Summative assessments are often high stakes, which means that they have a high point value.

Detailed explanation-3: -Summative assessment aims to evaluate student learning and academic achievement at the end of a term, year or semester by comparing it against a universal standard or school benchmark. Summative assessments often have a high point value, take place under controlled conditions, and therefore have more visibility.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of summative assessments might include unit tests, final exams, teacher evaluations, benchmark interim assessments, and state standardized tests.

Detailed explanation-5: -Summative Assessment This takes place at the end of a large chunk of learning, with the results being primarily for the teacher’s or school’s use. Results may take time to be returned to the student/parent, feedback to the student is usually very limited, and the student usually has no opportunity to be reassessed.