An idea: there is no such thing as summative assessment. Or at least there shouldn't be. Isn't it our hope that students will continue to learn...and expand upon and deepen their skills? Then isn't all assessment, in terms of our students, formative? Summative assessment exists only for teachers. It is a way for us to wrap things up. But do things need to be "wrapped up" (okay, I know you're thinking it...there's a good Sex Ed. joke here). Seriously though, what if we viewed all assessment as formative. Would it mean that we would be much more connected with the grades below us and above us (does this include post secondary)? Anyways, just a thought. I haven't explored it too much yet, but it is an interesting concept.
Delight 32: The Pocket Museum
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2 years ago, on one of my many drives between Florida and Manitoba to move
my Father’s vehicle to and from his winter and summer homes, my wife and I
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I wouldn't say that there is no summative assessment. I would say that "If there is summative assessment then we have failed." Summative means that there is an end to the learning - a place to measure total learning. If there is an end then no more learning happens. If no more learning happens then we have failed (as educators). Yes, sometimes we do fail.
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