Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Formative vs. Summative Assessments Throughout the week I give my students Formative assessments to test their understanding of the skill being taught. Once I give a Summative assessment they fail or score lower than they do on their formative assessments. I have even tried to include some of the same questions on my summative assessments that I used on my formative assessments and they still fail. What can I do to ensure overall success? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Review what test questions students tended to get wrong. Then have students discuss why they answered the way they did and why the right answer is correct. You can also discuss after formative assessments why the answers are correct to make sure students fully understand and aren't just guessing.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree that more active discussion here is a very good way to have students understand the why behind their learning. Rated On: July 5, 2021 2:52 pm Rated By: sanuRa