Allison Beimel's Learning

    Over that past week, in Developmental Formal and Informal Assessment, I have gained knowledge regarding a lot of the processes that I took part in during school. I took a look into why testing is so vital and more importantly, how frequently I was being assessed without even realizing it. Formative assessments are when teachers test your current learning. This can take place after a lesson as well as completing a graphic organizer during a read-along. These are rarely high-stakes which means that there are less important consequences. High-stakes tests and activities are often correlated to summative assessments. Summative assessments are also something that I am familiar with. Every final exam I have taken during my recent schooling, I can relate to the aspects of summative assessments. These can include as basic as multiple choice questions to short answer questions. These are usually only taken a few times a year, which as a student seems like a good thing but it also means ther