1.4.2. DEFINITIONS
- Summative assessment strategy. Summative assessment is “any assessment activity which results in a mark or grade which is subsequently used as judgement on a student performance. Ultimately judgements’ using summative assessment marks will be used to determine the classification of awards at the end of a course or programme” (Iron, 2008, p. 7).
- Formative assessment strategy. It is an assessment strategy which combines a number of different assessment methods to collect evidence on student day-to-day learning activities and to inform teaching and learning. The most prevailing feature of formative assessment is feedback provision (Bennett, 2011).
- Technology-enhanced/ digital assessment tools. The very terms digital or technology-enhanced assessment tools suggest that these tools are any kind of aids that enable and facilitate assessment of both student learning and learning outcomes. Digital assessment tools can also be used in order to facilitate active student learning, promote collaborative working, and support peer learning, feedback and assessment practices. Finally, a note should be made that digital assessment tools can also provide teachers with alternative assessment methods and enable monitoring and tracking of an individual student’s learning progress at a given time. (McVey, 2016). Some of the common examples include the following: quizzes and surveys, rubrics, online tests, reflective journals, e-portfolios, forums, etc.
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