[SpecialTopics 766] Re: What is formative assessmentHolly Dilatush holly at dilatush.comTue Feb 26 07:51:14 EST 2008
Hello all, A recent course I completed introduced me to Robert Stakes' quote: "When the cook tastes the soup, that's formative; when the guests taste the soup, that's summative." and a quick Google search reveals that many have shared this quote as an elementary way to compare the two. Here's one such site: That Google search turned up this online chart (from Northern Arizona University): http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/edtech/etc667/proposal/evaluation/summative_vs._formative.htm Hope this helps? Holly (Dilatush) Charlottesville VA USA holly at dilatush.com (434) 960.7177 cell phone (434) 295.9716 home phone [OK to call 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST / GMT -5 time] "As soon as we begin to generalize, we fail to have meaningful dialogue." (Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt, 2008) "Live with intention. Share inside~out smiles, inspire hope, seek awe and nurture in nature." www.tales-around-the-world.blogspot.com www.abavirtual-learningcenter.org www.boomerlangs.edublogs.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/specialtopics/attachments/20080226/bc0c28e5/attachment.html
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