1. Formative vs. Summative
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Do they both guide instruction? Do they both provide instructional feedback to teachers to allow them to appropriately modify instruction? Do they both provide information students can use to improve their learning?
Similarities- Measurable, assessable and achievable-guide instruction-about learning, expectations, desirable outcomes, element of time involved
Distinctions- grain size, language used, audience, process for generating, time, ways of assessing

2. 5 Characteristics of Effective Formative Assessments
Learning Progression
Clearly articulated sub-goals of the ultimate learning goal
Learning Goals and Criteria for Success
Descriptive Feedback
Evidenced based feedback that is linked to the instructional outcomes and criteria for success
Self- and Peer- Assessment
Collaboration
Teachers and students are partners in learning.