Forum group discussion: summative vs formative assessments

Forum group discussion: summative vs formative assessments

Forum group discussion: summative vs formative assessments

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Discuss with your peers the following statements:

  • Summative assessments are usually high stakes, meaning they have a high mark value
  • Formative assessments are usually low stakes, meaning they have a low mark value

Do you agree that the above is the correct way of weighting the assessments? Is it fair that summative assessments carry such a high mark value? Do formative assessments not offer a better evaluation that learning has actually taken place?

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