Summative+Assessments


 * Summative Assessments** are given at the end of a lesson, chapter, unit, or course after learning has taken place, and are used to measure retention and application of knowledge gained. Teachers use the results of summative assessments for grading student achievement. Schools may use the results of summative assessments for placement in future courses, or perhaps to determine if a student should repeat a course. Students may view their scores on these assessments as recognition of their hard work and effort, or proof that they didn't learn what they should have learned. Some examples of summative assessments are chapter tests, end-of-course exams, and state standardized tests.

**Examples of Summative Assessments using Technology**

**Student Response Systems**: This technology can be used in a summative assessment format or formative assessment format depending on how the teacher decides to use it. In the Summative format, students can be given a formal printed test and record their answers in the clicker (or hand held device) instead of on a bubble sheet or their own paper. To make things easy for the teacher and to add to test security, a variety of forms of the same test can be used where questions can be scrambled, numbers changed, answers changed or the order of the question styles can be altered. Although the students are taking the same test, the different versions prevent cheating. For information on the Student Response Systems please view the PowerPoint presentation.

[[file:Sally Mechling A Quick Glance at Summative Technology Assessment Tools.ppsx]]


**Electronic Portfolios**: This tool is also called an e-Portfiolio and has many applications in the summative assessment field. How the specific e-Portfolio is designed will determine the extent to which it can be used for both formative and summative assessment. There are many resources available for development of the e-Portfolio and some are included at the end of the PowerPoint presentation so please view the presentation on e-Portfolios for more information.

[[file:Sally Mechling e portfolios.ppsx]]
**Presentation Software** was originally developed for the business world, however it is quickly becoming a common tech tool integrated into the 21st century classroom. When appropriately used, presentation software, such as Microsoft's PowerPoint, can be an effective formative and summative assessment tool that drives instruction and monitors for student success.