Formative vs. Summative Evaluation
If you're creating the content for an online course or to be used in live training it is likely that there will be a likelihood that you'll have some form of assessment mixed within the material.
Evaluations are crucial to the effectiveness of any course.
Unfortunately, a lot of assessment methods used in instructor-led and elearning tend to be one-dimensional. Typically they are simple multiple choice questions.
It doesn't mean that the multi-choice method isn't a valid option. But you shouldn't be confined to the method of assessment that you use.
The majority of assessment methods fall under two types which are formative and summative.
- Formative evaluation is a procedure that measures and give feedback during the course of learning.
- Assessment summative uses grades, points and other types of data in order to display how well the learner has progressed after learning.
Examples of Formative and Summative Evaluation
Each of them has uses. Perhaps one of the methods that are listed below can encourage you to try different evaluation methods in your next lesson.
Formative assessment examples include:
- Providing verbal or written summaries
- Activities that strengthen collaboration and assess the quality of collaboration and the quality of work performed by one another.
- Self-assessments allow learners to assess their own abilities
- Charts, lists as well as graphic organizers, to help students to communicate effectively and clearly by making connections and noting relationships
Summative assessment examples include:
- Tests to determine if certain abilities were acquired
- Multiple-choice tests to assess memory recall
- It is important to encourage students to be involved in seminars or lectures as well as online forums
- Oral presentations let learners demonstrate their knowledge or present the findings of their studies
Reference to:Michaels & Associates
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