Forms of Assessment

Assessment is the process of measuring students' state of competence. Therefore, assessment is an essential part of learning and teaching. Basically, two forms of assessment, which can be used for different purposes, can be distinguished. Modern learning environments make it easy to implement both formative and summative assessments.

The following videos explain both forms and specify their respective areas of usage. The embedded web pages next to them offer more information on how the assessment forms can be practically integrated into the lesson.
To get an overview you need about 20 minutes.

Formative Assessment

What is formative assessment?

This video shows what formative assessment is and what benefits it offers:

How can formative assessment be implemented in the classroom?

The following website offers some simple methods for integrating formative assessment into the classroom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8O0hQ32IIQ&feature=emb
imp_woyt&ab_channel=WisconsinDPI-ResourcesfortheField

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-smart-fast-ways-do-formative-assessment

Summative Assessment

What is summative assessment?

This video shows what summative assessment is and what benefits it offers:

How can summative assessment be implemented in the classroom?

The following website offers some pratical tips for integrating summative assessment into the classroom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySYFrQDRZHQ&ab_channel=WisconsinDPI-ResourcesfortheField

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/effective-summative-assessment-examples-for-classrooms.html

Click here to for some tips on how to monitor students' progress (optional content) or click next to continue with the course and get to know more about assessment criteria.