Formative and Summative Assessment
- Students should have the opportunity to select the best discussion response to submit for summative assessment. Students could be refering to the rubric to reflect on their post or highlight exemplars. The student checklist can also be used to monitor progress and give formative feedback.
- Another option is to assess the forum every two weeks using the rubric and allow students to select the best rubric for the summative assessment. In this case, the rubric is both a summative and formative assessment.
- It is best to include a summary of posts from one prompt for evalution to ensure that the both the response to prompt and response to classmates is evident.
- Another option is to assess the forum every two weeks using the rubric and allow students to select the best rubric for the summative assessment. In this case, the rubric is both a summative and formative assessment.
- It is best to include a summary of posts from one prompt for evalution to ensure that the both the response to prompt and response to classmates is evident.
The online discussion rubric for summative assessment: