Assessment data collected after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the curriculum objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at instructional delivery.

Assessment data collected after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the curriculum objectives and a teacher's effectiveness at instructional delivery.

• A. Formative Assessment
• B. Summative Assessment
• C. Informal Assessment
• D. Portfolio

Answer: (B)

After instruction, you want to know whether students have truly mastered the objectives and whether the instruction helped them reach those goals. That describes summative assessment. It provides an overall judgment at the end of a learning period, often used for grading and accountability, showing the final level of learning and the impact of teaching. Formative assessment happens during instruction to monitor progress and adjust teaching; informal assessment involves casual checks and observations; a portfolio is a collection of work over time that can demonstrate growth, but it isn’t the single end-of-instruction measure described here.

After instruction, you want to know whether students have truly mastered the objectives and whether the instruction helped them reach those goals. That describes summative assessment. It provides an overall judgment at the end of a learning period, often used for grading and accountability, showing the final level of learning and the impact of teaching. Formative assessment happens during instruction to monitor progress and adjust teaching; informal assessment involves casual checks and observations; a portfolio is a collection of work over time that can demonstrate growth, but it isn’t the single end-of-instruction measure described here.