The following practices guide instructor strategies for developing and implementing summative assignments (Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick, 2006; Yale, 2017). There are a number of ways to assess students’ ...

I’m waiting for my T-shirt to arrive in the mail. It’s the one that will say, on the back, “ETS Research Symposium on Through-Course Summative Assessment, Atlanta, Feb. 10-11, 2011.” And on the front, ...

Formative assessment comprises techniques that are used to monitor student learning and to provide ongoing feedback. The aim of formative assessment is to provide information on student struggles that ...

Formative evaluation or formative assessment is a process that teachers and designers use to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction, primarily before that instruction is delivered. It ...

Formative assessment develops the knowledge and skills that you acquire from your courses. Formative assessment is a compulsory part of every course and may include class/seminar discussions and ...

When instructors are planning to teach an asynchronous online course, it can be tempting to focus on the modality and think primarily (or only!) about the fact that students will be at a distance.

Summative assessments are implemented at the end of a unit, course, or instructional period to evaluate how well students have achieved the learning objectives, such as knowledge, skills, and ...

All educators know the value of giving feedback - but what exactly is the difference between formative and summative assessments and how does it look in the classroom? This 32-slide Professional ...