Which of the following are features of formative assessment? A) Diagnostic and remedial B) Offers opportunity to improve work after feedback C) Assessment of learning D) Done at the end of semester Choose the correct option.
Which of the following are features of formative assessment? A) Diagnostic and remedial B) Offers opportunity to improve work after feedback C) Assessment of learning D) Done at the end of semester Choose the correct option. Correct Answer A, B and C
Assessment is the second step of evaluating students’ performance. It makes student performance more meaningful and plays a significant role in the teaching-learning process.
Key Points Formative assessment is typically conducted during the development or improvement of a programme or product (or person, and so on) and it is conducted, often more than once, for in-house staff of the programme with the extent to improvement.
Following are the features of formative assessment:-
- It is carried out from the very beginning of instruction and continues till the end of the course.
- Is diagnostic and remedial. It should be noted that since evaluation happens at regular intervals, hence a teacher focuses on the identification of the minor learning difficulties of a student.
- Offers opportunity to improve work after feedback.
- Formative assessment is also known as assessment for learning because the assessment for learning is a process of looking for and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers to decide where the learners are in their learning process.
- Provides feedback enabling teachers to adjust their classroom interaction strategies to the emerging needs of the students.
- Recognizes the need for students to be able to assess themselves and understand how to improve.
Thus, it is concluded that A, B, and C are the correct options.
Hint
- Summative assessment is conducted after completion of the whole course. Feedback provided in summative assessment is terminal in nature and can not be used for modification of learners’ behaviour because it is conducted at the end of a term