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  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?
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I completely understanding your concerns, especially when you pretty much have given them bits of the summative assessment all week through the formative assessments. I would use the formative assessments to guide my instruction for the following day. If students are scoring 80 or below on the formative, I would take a portion of the following day and reteach. To me, a grade of 80 is not complete understanding and not a solid foundation to build on the following day with new skills.
 
     
     
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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
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Comments: I agree with this solution.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 1:38 am
Rated By: suNypy
 
     
     
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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 with this soultion.
Rated On: February 24, 2019 11:43 pm
Rated By: Myria Coure
 
     
     
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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: agreed
Rated On: July 3, 2021 1:53 am
Rated By: VuBytu
 
     
     
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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 No
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: While reteaching may help I believe the format of the assessment could be the issue here since the questions are the same, having students demonstrate their knowledge visually may help drammatically.
Rated On: July 5, 2021 2:51 pm
Rated By: sanuRa