DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT.pptx

The difference between summative and formative assessment in medical education

1. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT DR.SIDRA SHOAIB CHPE-079

2. What is Assessment Anyway ? A systematic process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting information to determine student achievement

3. There are THREE common reason for assessment

4. There are THREE common reason for assessment To Consolidate Learning

5. There are THREE common reason for assessment Safety and Protection of Patients

6. There are THREE common reason for assessment License to practice

7. Types of Assessments Formative assessment Summative assessment

8. Formative Assessment - Ownership Owned by the students Help the teachers in planning further training Not to be shared by a third party

9. Formative Assessment - Purpose Provides information about progress of student Identifies needs of the student Determine the effectiveness of the teachinf Identifies needs of further learning Is carried out during a course It is NOT to pass or FAIL the trainee

10. Formative Assessment - Timing Integral part of the educational process Carried out formally as well as informally Repeated during the period of training Frequency depends on the need determined by the program as well as the teacher Feedback after each assessment

11. Summative Assessment - Purpose Determine the success or failure or a trainee. Is done at the completion of the course/ module. To certify someone to be able to practice. To maintain the certification of practice. To determine eligibility for a higher post/ position.

12. Summative Assessment - Ownership Results are in public Domain. Clearly needed by Licensing bodies, Memberships and Fellowships offered by Medical Colleges. Can categorize the student into Pass/ Fail. Can grades or announce marks. No Feedback usually on which part the candidate failed.

13. Summative Assessment - Timing Always at the end of the training period. Or at the end of blocks and added into a final score.

14. Types of assessments _ Summative vs Formative Formative assessment – Student improvement Summative assessment – make a decisions. Can be repeated , informal, help student know their achievement, can improve Cannot be repeated , formal, categorize

15. The Formative- Summative Divide Formative Summative