DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Michael Scriven had formulated the terms FORMATIVE and SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT to evaluate the students in two aspects i.e., on a regular basis and on a yearly basis. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1.It is a part of an instructional process 2. It is the assessment taking place along with the teaching process. 3.It helps teacher to modify future lesson planning based on learner needs 4.It lets the teacher know about the progress in learning and develop remedial measures. 5. Formative assessment may be used before the lesson, during the lesson and after the lesson. 6. Purpose of formative assessment is to provide feedback to the students and not assigning grades. 7.It helps to gather data during the time of program being developed for the purpose of guiding the teaching learning process. 8. It provides the teacher continuous and immediate feedback so that the teacher can