GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
TYPES OF ASSESSMENT
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Formative assessment
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Summative assessment
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Criterion-referenced tests are used in order to evaluate a specific body of knowledge or skill set. It measures the performance of a student against a goal, specific objective, or standard. It is a test to evaluate the curriculum taught in a course.
Detailed explanation-3: -What Is the Difference Between Formative and Summative Assessment? If formative assessment measures how a student is learning during a course of study, summative assessment is designed to measure “how much” a student has learned after a unit or course has reached its completion.
Detailed explanation-4: -Summative Assessment Students/parents can use the results of Summative Assessments to see where the student’s performance lies compared to either a standard (MEAP/MME) or to a group of students (usually a grade-level group, such as all 6th graders nationally, such as Iowa Tests or ACT).
Detailed explanation-5: -A Guide to Types of Assessment: Diagnostic, Formative, Interim, and Summative.