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A key aim of formative assessment is to do what?Read the answer and worked solution →The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate learning when?Read the answer and worked solution →Summative assessment usually gives pupils what?Read the answer and worked solution →Formative assessment in maths is described as diagnostic because it does what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feedback asks a pupil to compare two solving methods?Read the answer and worked solution →What benefit comes from students assessing each other's work?Read the answer and worked solution →Self-assessment, where pupils assess themselves, is a form of which assessment?Read the answer and worked solution →A task where pupils create or do something in a real-world setting is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which best shows a child's maths thinking?Read the answer and worked solution →What do model-eliciting activities ask groups to present?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Black and Wiliam's research, summative assessments tend to have what effect on learning?Read the answer and worked solution →Formative assessment is particularly effective for which group of students?Read the answer and worked solution →A common criticism of summative assessments is that they are what?Read the answer and worked solution →Good evaluation standards are appropriate, useful, feasible and what else?Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement about formative and summative assessment is correct?Read the answer and worked solution →In formative assessment, what do teachers do with the evidence about student achievement?Read the answer and worked solution →What is formative assessment's effect size on standardized tests in Black and Wiliam's 1998 report?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A key aim of formative assessment is to do what?

  1. Rank pupils for admission
  2. Give ongoing feedback
  3. Issue final grades
  4. Compare whole schools
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Correct answer: B. Give ongoing feedback

1. Formative assessment monitors learning to give ongoing feedback. 2. Pupils learn their strengths and weaknesses from it. 3. Ranking, final grades and school comparison are summative aims. _Source: Wikipedia, Formative assessment, lead section_

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The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate learning when?

  1. Before the unit starts
  2. During each lesson
  3. At the end of a unit
  4. Only at the year start
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Correct answer: C. At the end of a unit

1. Summative assessment evaluates learning at the end of an instructional unit. 2. It compares learning against a standard or benchmark. 3. Before the unit is placement, and during lessons is formative. _Source: Wikipedia, Summative assessment, lead section_

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Summative assessment usually gives pupils what?

  1. Only oral comments
  2. A grade of performance
  3. No result at all
  4. A chance to skip lessons
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Correct answer: B. A grade of performance

1. Summative assessment usually gives students a grade of performance. 2. Grades can be percentages, pass/fail or another scale. 3. Oral comments only suit formative feedback. _Source: Wikipedia, Summative assessment, lead section_

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