Teaching Strategies: Formative and Summative Evaluation
The resources in this section compare the two, complementary functions of evaluation. Formative evaluation is typically conducted during the development or improvement of a program or course. Summative evaluation involves making judgments about the efficacy of a program or course at its conclusion.
Formative
and Summative Evaluation Table (University of Texas at El Paso)
http://sunconference.utep.edu/CETaL/resources/portfolios/form-sum.htm
Formative
vs. Summative Evaluation (Northern Arizona University)
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/edtech/etc667/proposal/evaluation/summative_vs._formative.htm
Questions
Frequently Asked About Student Rating Forms: Summary of Research Findings
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/studentratingfaq.html
Related topics under teaching strategies:
Evaluation of Student Learning, (Testing, Grading, and Feedback)
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/teachings.php#evaluationoflearning
Scholarship
of Teaching and Learning
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/teachings.php#scholarship