Summative assessment refers to the assessment of the learning and summarizes the development of learners at a particular time. After a period of work, e.g. a unit for two weeks, the learner sits for a test and then the teacher marks the test and assigns a score. The test aims to summarize learning up to that point. The test may also be used for diagnostic assessment to identify any weaknesses and then build on that using formative assessment

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures employed by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment. It typically involves qualitative feedback for both student and teacher that focuses on...

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Summative assessment is commonly used to refer to assessment of educational faculty by their respective supervisor. It is imposed onto the faculty member, and uniformly applied, with the object of measuring all teachers on the same criteria to determine the level of their performance. It is meant to meet the school or district's needs for teacher accountability and looks to provide remediation for sub-standard performance and also provides grounds for dismissal if necessary. The evaluation usually takes the shape of a form, and consists of check lists and occasionally narratives. Areas evaluated include classroom climate, instruction, professionalism, and planning and preparation.

Summative assessment is characterized as assessment of learning and is contrasted with formative assessment, which is assessment for learning.

It provides information on the product's efficacy (its ability to do what it was designed to do). For example, did the learners learn what they were supposed to learn after using the instructional module. In a sense, it does not bother to assess "how they did," but more importantly, by looking at how the learners performed, it provides information as to whether the product teaches what it is supposed to teach.

Characteristics

1. It is the procedure to assess or grade educators' level of learning in certain period of time.
2. It tends to use well defined evaluation designs (i.e. fixed time and content).
3. It provides descriptive analysis (i.e. in order to give a grade, all the activities done throughout the year are taken into account).
4. It tends to stress local effects.
5. It is unoppressive and not reactive as far as possible.
6. It is positive, tending to stress what students can do rather than what they cannot.

Summative assessment Automation

CBSE is one of important board for providing secondary education in India. Recently, it updated its system for taking Summative assessment. As per new automation system of examination, CBSE is using an educational software for generation and delivery of question papers. Still it is beta. It means, it is being applied for the examination of Class IX and X. http://www.svtuition.org/2011/11/automation-of-cbse-examination.html

See also

• Examination
• Assessment
  Assessment
  Educational assessment is the process of documenting, usually in measurable terms, knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs. Assessment can focus on the individual learner, the learning community , the institution, or the educational system as a whole...
  
  
• Formative assessment
  Formative assessment
  Formative assessment is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures employed by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment. It typically involves qualitative feedback for both student and teacher that focuses on...
  
  
• Computer aided assessment
  Computer aided assessment
  Computer aided assessment is a term that covers all forms of assessment, whether Summative or Formative , delivered with the help of computers...