Summative assessments are a terrific tool to evaluate the student's understanding of the material covered and their ability to apply the information to the real-world, and allow the instructor to reflect on teaching methods that could be modified in subsequent course to aid in the student's take-away from the course.
Cheryl,
Wow! What a great answer. You are so on target regarding matching it to the objectives and making it sure that is measures what you want it to measure.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
With regard to summative assessments, it is important to make sure that the assessment used is the appropriate tool to clearly identify and measure each student's learning as it related to the learning objectives. It is also important that the assessment demonstrate the student's ability to apply their knowledge in a real world context.
Juliet,
Well said. They need to learn and do!
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Esther,
Very true. They must related.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
I think the two most important things to consider are:
1) Did the students fully grasp the subject matter? If not , why not?
2) Can the students apply what they've learned in the real world? If not, how can they do so?
First, it should focus on the most essential part of the course, not too much into the details. Or it should be emphasized on something you want the students remember and understand even years later.
Second, it should be more related to real world experiences. In other words, it should help students master the problem-solving skills of real world problems.
I think the two most important considerations for summative assessments are:
- the curricular goals
-the results of the formative assessments
These two items allow you to focus on the overall goals and the expected student outcomes.
Charlene,
Another thoughtful answer! It is not an easy task either f2f or online.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
I believe the two most important aspects of conducting a summative assessment are:
• Is the student memorizating the material for the test or did they truly grasp the material. Can the student make the connection between what they have learned and apply it to real world circumstances.
• If the student is not grasping the material, how can I assist them in being able to understand and apply the material.
Some students are just great test takers. If the student aced an assessment, great; if they are not, it will tell me the areas within the subject matter the student is lacking understanding. I will be able to address the best course of action with the student to bring up their level of understanding.
Mandy,
Expectations and objectives must be the driver for learning.
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
I believe the two most important things to consider when conducting summative assessments would be what where the objectives at the beginning of each chapter or material, and was the material properly learned and retained. If not then as a instructor, I would need to go back and take a look at my teaching tools to improve on my teaching methods to help my students retain the information needed.
Cassie,
Which are both important. This information helps us tweak the course and teach things in different ways to improve learning. Thanks!
Charlotte,
Right on! We want that feedback as instructor so we can improve. I look at the summative information each semester and make a change some place. Thanks!
What they know and what they dont know.
When conducting summative assessments, I need to consider what the students have learned, and how I can improve my teaching so that students will have a better understanding of the objectives.
The first thing I think is to grade projects fairly and following a rubric.
And the second, to provide the student with as much detail as possible to provide feedback and also to let students know where they lost points in order to avoid grade appeals.
when conducting summative assessments the two things more important to consider should be the use of it as feedback that help us to evaluate how good the students have learned the material and also a feedback for us to evaluate the effectiveness of our method of teaching
Important summative assessments should include evaluation of course objectives and the ability of measuring the critcal thinking capabilities of the students.
When conductive a summative assessment, I believe the two most important things to consider are 1. that the student understand the core content of the subject matter 2. that he/she be able to apply and critically think through patient care scenarios.
