Summative evaluation occurs most often at the end of the unit of study. Its primary purpose is to determine what has been learned over a period of time, to summarize student progress, and to report on progress to students, parents, and educators. Seldom are evaluations strictly formative or summative. However, it is important that teachers make clear to students the purpose of assessments and whether they will later be used summatively. Diagnostic evaluation usually occurs at the beginning of the school year or before a unit of instruction.
Teachers conduct all three types of evaluation during the course of the school year.
Why Consider Assessment and Evaluation Focuses of Evaluation Phases of the Evaluation Process Suggested Assessment Techniques Evaluation in Information Processing Focuses of Evaluation Student Evaluation. It is inappropriate to evaluate student progress in the Common Essential Learnings independently of the subject area content. Various examples follow in this section of the curriculum document that are specific to Information Processing. Program evaluation is a systematic process of gathering and analyzing information about some aspect of a school program in order to make a decision, or to communicate to others involved in the decision-making process. Program evaluation can be conducted at two levels, relatively informally at the classroom level, or more formally at the classroom, school, or school division levels.