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Formative Assessment

This document discusses formative evaluation in education. It begins by defining evaluation and formative evaluation. Formative evaluation refers to assessment that takes place during the learning process to identify student needs and guide them toward learning goals. It provides feedback to students and teachers to help modify instruction. The document then discusses the need for formative evaluation, its characteristics, advantages like helping students and teachers improve, and disadvantages like being time-consuming. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of formative evaluation.

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Formative Assessment

This document discusses formative evaluation in education. It begins by defining evaluation and formative evaluation. Formative evaluation refers to assessment that takes place during the learning process to identify student needs and guide them toward learning goals. It provides feedback to students and teachers to help modify instruction. The document then discusses the need for formative evaluation, its characteristics, advantages like helping students and teachers improve, and disadvantages like being time-consuming. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of formative evaluation.

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DIKSHA SHARMA Submitted To-

B.Ed. Sem-4, Sec. A Prof. Sarita Dogra


Roll No. 27
OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION

MEANING AND DEFINITION OF EVALUATION

TYPES OF EVALUATION

FORMATIVE EVALUATION – MEANING AND ORIGIN

NEED OF FORMATIVE EVALUATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMATIVE EVALUATION

MERITS AND DEMERITS OF FORMATIVE EVALUATION

CONCLUSION
MEANING OF EVALUATION

 Evaluation is the process of determining the extent to which


objectives are being achieved, the effectiveness of the learning
experiences provided in the classroom, and how well the goals
of education have been accomplished.

 It is simply the process of systematically assessing the design,


implementation and impact of programs, policies or projects.
DEFINITION OF EVALUATION

 Evaluation is the value judgement or an observation , performance test or


indeed any data whether directly measured or inferred.

- ( INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF EDUCATION)

 From an educational point of view evaluation can be defined as -

Systematic , continuous process of determining the extent in which


specified educational objectives previously identified and defined are
attained.
FORMATIVE EVALUATION

 It refers to assessment of learning while teaching/ learning is in progress.

 It is used to identify students needs in order to guide them towards desired


goals.

 In other words, it is used to provide teachers with useful information about


strengths and weaknesses of the students within an instructional context.

 Examples: oral questions , class tests assignments tests and end term
examinations
ORIGIN OF THE TERM

 Scriven coined the term “Formative Evaluation” in the year 1967.

 Scriven’s described formative evaluation was intended to foster


development and improvement within the ongoing activity.

 Benjamin Bloom took up the term in 1968 in the Book Learning for
Mastery to consider formative assessment as a tool for improving the
teaching learning process for students.
DEFINITION OF FORMATIVE EVALUATION
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
NEED OF FORMATIVE EVALUATION

 Formative evaluation is used to monitor the learning process of students.

 It gives students evidence of their current progress to actively manage and


adjust their own learning.

 Formative evaluation provides constant feedback to the students about their

success and failures while the instruction is in process.

 Feedback will provide reinforcement to students and will enable both teachers

and students to make modifications wherever required.


CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMATIVE EVALUATION
ADVANTAGES OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
1. FOR STUDENTS
II. FOR TEACHERS
DISADVANTAGES OF FORMATIVE EVALUATION

 It is time consuming and requires specialized resources.

 It is a tiring process.

 It requires trained and qualified professionals .

 It develops a lot of challenges for both students as well as teachers.

 It may not be practical for large enrollment class.


CONCLUSION
HAVE A NICE DAY

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