Formative Assessments

Provide at least three examples of Formative Assessments that either you have used or you
have seen used with language learners.

Formative assessments are considered part of the learning, they are generally low stakes,
which means that they have low or no point value. Examples of formative assessments
include asking students to:
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Turn in a research proposal for early feedback

Submit one or two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture
Draw a concept map in class to represent their understanding of a topic

Summative Assessments

Provide at least three examples of summative assessments that either you have used or you
have seen used with language learners.

As a French teacher I use summative assessments every semester to evaluate my students

in both speaking, listening, and writing. Summative assessment allows me to view students'
progress in French class. For instance during the first semester, students are expected to
know how to greet and introduce each other in French. Differentiate between formal and
informal greeting. Differentiate among the days of the week and the months of the year. As
well as count to 100 in French. Summative assessment allows me to view if the students are
on the right track. Summative assessments give me a whole picture of what the students
need to work on to proceed to the next level.