Formative & Summative Assessment

Microlearning Sessions by Nursing Education Network

Key Learning Outcomes

Introduce and provide an overview of formative & summative assessment:

▪ Describe key concepts related to formative and summative assessment,

▪ Formative and summative assessment in healthcare,

▪ Making learning visible,

▪ Share some key learning resources.

Formative & Summative Assessment

Key Reference: Looney, J. W. (2011). Integrating Formative and Summative Assessment: Progress toward a Seamless System? OECD Education Working Papers, No. 58. OECD Publishing (NJ1).

▪ An authentic form of assessment which requires ongoing development and a process of feedback.

▪ Formative (assessment for learning) – Monitor students learning

▪ Summative (assessment of learning)– Evaluate students learning

▪ Assessments provide an opportunity for self assessment and constructive feedback (Looney, 2011).

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Making Learning Visible

Key Reference: Nursing Education Network. (2018). Visible learning for teachers: Maximizing impact on learning by John Hattie.

▪ Teachers need to provide effective individualistic feedback.

▪ Both student and teacher need to know and understand the learning intentions.

1. Where the learner is going.

2. Where the learner is right now.

3. How to get there.

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Formative & Summative in Healthcare

Key Reference: Nursing Education Network. (2019). Novice to Expert: Constructivism in Nursing.

▪ Taxonomy of learning (Blooms)

▪ Novice to expert

▪ Reflection

▪ Clinical supervision

▪ Appraisal

▪ Constructive feedbackPhoto by Road Trip with Raj on Unsplash

References

▪ Looney, J. W. (2011). Integrating Formative and Summative Assessment: Progress toward a Seamless System? OECD Education Working Papers, No. 58. OECD Publishing (NJ1).

▪ Nursing Education Network. (2018). Visible learning for teachers: Maximizing impact on learning by John Hattie.

▪ Nursing Education Network. (2016). The Perfect Assessment Competency.

▪ Wiliam, D. (2011). Embedded Formative Assessment. Solution Tree Press [summary abstract]

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