Section 1 Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment
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【Questions】
What's the difference between formative assessment and summative assessment?
教师解析:Formative assessment is carried out during the learning process while summative assessment is carried out at the end of a semester; the aim of formative assessment is to examine the application of the knowledge while summative assessment is to assess how well the objectives of teaching and learning are achieved after a comparatively complete teaching stage; formative assessment focuses on students’ learning behaviour and ability development while summative assessment focuses on the teaching objective achievement.