Activity 1
Finding Out What Students Know
Share this statement with the members of the post: “When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative. When the guests taste the soup, that’s summative.” (Scriven, 1991)
Ask the following questions:
- From the statement, what do you think the words “formative” and “summative” mean?
- Which one is more related to coaching? To judging?
- Why are they both important ways of learning about what students may know?
- Which one is the most important? Why?