5. Conclusion
This set of notes explored formative and summative assessments, the accompanying types of feedback, and strategies instructors can use when assessing and giving feedback to students. Formative assessments occur during the learning experience and can be used immediately to enhance learning and improve academic performance (in the context of the current learning experience). Classroom assessment techniques (CATs), which gauge students’ knowledge and comprehension, are valuable tools for providing students with formative feedback. Summative assessment, on the other hand, occurs at the end of the learning experience and acts as an evaluation of a student’s performance.
These notes also looked at the sources of feedback students have available to them, namely teachers, their peers, and themselves, and how this feedback may be used to improve their academic performance and create a positive learning experience. However, if students have fixed mindsets, this limits their opportunities for academic improvement, because they may not be receptive to or accept the feedback they are given. It is important to encourage students to develop growth mindsets, in which feedback is seen as a tool that can be used to nurture their understanding and support their academic performance.
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