Summative assessments. Flashcards
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What is a summative assessment?
An evaluation method used to measure learners understanding of the knowledge. used to determine a final grade or qualification
Examples of summative assessment
Final exams
Essay reports
Projects
SATS
GCSE
Two year checks
Narrative assessment.
Why do practitioners perform summative assessment?
They determine how well the child has learnt in knowledge by the end of the course.
Helps educators understand effectiveness of their teaching methods knowing where to support is needed
Positive of summative assessments.
Benchmarking progress
Helps the learning goals
Measures learning outcomes
Weaknesses of summative assessment
High stakes
Lack of feedback as you only get a grade
Focuses on how much can be recalled.
Explain the term statutory national assessments. Part of summative assessment.
These assessments are designed to measure students progress, school performance and the effectiveness of the national education system.
Schools must administer this as part of their national education policies
They follow a set format and grading system across the country.
Examples of statutory national assessment
GCSEs
SATS
A-levels
University .
Why are statutory national assessments performed?
Legal requirement
Standardised – same for everyone
Benchmarking tool
Accountability helps the government mechanism .
