Question

How can pre- and post-assessments inform formative assessment during the learning to prepare students for the summative assessment at the completion of learning a new concept?

Answer 1

• It provides ongoingfeedback to both students and teachers day teachers can use it to improve the teaching and students can use it to improve their learning patterns
• Formative assessment help students to identify the areas that need to focus on that is theit weak areas
• It enhances motivation to learn by providing continuous feedback whilst the learning is taking place so that before the student reaches for this summative assessment he/she is prepared
• Pre formative assessment help the student to understand the purpose of learning
• During learning the Students take an interest in learning because they know the purpose and formative assessment facilitates better learning
• Post formative assessment helps the students to understand what they have learnt from the concept and also what the need to focus on
• This provides for self regulatory learning also it can be called as individual learning as it provides a different scale for every student at different area to focus on.

This concept by concept assessment helps the students to focus on the areas they are liking and improve their learning because now they know what they need to focus on and also prepares them for the summative assessment as a whole whilst also decreasing the fear of assessment.