SUMM

ATIVE

ASSESMENT:

Refers to the full range of information gathered and synthesized by teachers about their
students and their classroom. Assessment is a continuous process.

There are two general uses or functions of assessment: Formative assessment and
Summative assessment

SUMMATIVE:
It is a document achievement of standards.
Summative Assessment is the evaluation of a student's learning, which is given as a
test or exam.
Refers to the assessment of participants, and summarizes their
development at a particular time.
Used to evaluate student learning, skill acquisition, and academic
achievement at the conclusion of a defined instructional period
typically at the end of a project, unit, course, semester, program, or
school year

WHEN?

Summative assessments occur at the end of a formal learning/instructional experience,

either a class or a program and may include a variety of activities, e.g., tests,
demonstrations, portfolios, internships, and capstone projects.
This generally tends to be the final assessment after the learning process and is normally
linked to reward (pass or fail)

BENEFITS:
Necessary for determining student grades.
Provides a means of evaluating instructional activities.
Allows for the identification of errors

LIMITATION FOR OVER May promote cheating due to high-level nature of

assessment.
Do not provide information for correcting errors
Not always the most accurate reflection of learning

OBJECTIVE:
The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an
instructional unit.
To measure the sum of students performance or to grade or rank students achievement,

Is to evaluate student learning, skill acquisition,

and

academic achievement at the conclusion of a

defined

instructional periodtypically at the end of a

project,

unit, course, semester, program, or school year.

At the end of the course, the teacher gives a test

to

see

if

the learners know.

In other words is summative assessment's purpose is for the teacher and the student to see
how much he or she understands the lesson that has been taught.

Why undertake a summative evaluation?

Here are some key reasons why you should undertake a summative evaluation:
Summative evaluation provides a means to find out whether your project has reached its
goals/objectives/outcomes.

Summative evaluation allows you to develop a better understanding of the process of

change, and finding out what works, what doesnt, and why. This allows you to gather the
knowledge to learn and improve future project designs and implementation.

Why is summative assessment important?

To assess whether the project has met its goals, whether there were any unintended
consequences, what were the learnings, and how to improve.
Summative assessment tells both the teacher and the student what areas are clear to the
student, and which will require more work. The summative assessment should be effective
and useful

How it Works
Evaluators
Give educators at least four weeks advance notice prior to conducting the summative
assessment.
Complete a summative evaluation for each cycle.
Rate progress on student learning.

What types of summative assessment are there?

Summative assessment, or assessment of learning, can take many forms. Here are some
possible types of summative assessment that can be used in the language classroom:

Written Product: students are asked to write an original selection.

There are many written forms that teachers can use to get students
to write. In addition, students may be asked to write about a
previous activity . Students may also be asked to create a piece of
persuasive writing or a reflection about their learning experience.

Oral Product: students are asked to prepare an oral piece of work; this can take the shape
of any of the oral forms
Summative Assessment Methods currently in use include:

Unseen Examination in controlled conditions (e.g. 3 questions in 3 hours)

Multiple Choice Test in controlled conditions (paper-based)

Essay or Report (e.g. on an individual or group project)

Portfolio

Performance (e.g. musical or dramatic)

Semester tests ( midterm and final tests)

Oral examination (e.g. foreign language speaking skills)

Attendance

Interviews

Projects (a culminating project that synthesizes knowledge)

Methods of summative assessment aim to summarize overall learning at the completion of

the course or unit.

Examples:
In the classroom: learners write exams at the end of the year to determine who fails.

Primary motivator: threat of punishment, promise of

reward

Example: Oscar awards for actors (the little Oscar

statue

the reward for excellent performance)

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