Formative assessment Vs Summative assessments
Formative assessment is used to track student progress and provide continual feedback to teachers and students. It is a form of learning assessment. If properly structured, it can assist students in identifying their strengths and shortcomings, as well as improve their self-regulatory skills, looking to manage their learning in a less haphazard manner than is customary. It also informs teachers about the areas in which students are having difficulty so that appropriate support can be provided.
Summative assessment is used to evaluate students at the end of a unit of instruction by comparing it to a standard or benchmark. Summative tests are frequently high-stakes and are prioritized by students over formative assessments. However, both students and instructors can use feedback from summative evaluations to direct their activities in succeeding courses.
