This resource provides a good introduction to both formative and summative assessment.

**Ideas for CPD Interventions**  
The reading provides educators who do not have an education background with an introduction to assessment and how it can be used to measure and/or reinforce course objectives. Ask academic staff to devise a formative assessment that would work in a class they are offering.



Creators

Northern Illinois University Centre for Teaching and Learning

 

 

Year

2012

 

URL

[https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide/formative-and-sum…](https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide/formative-and-summative-assessment.shtml)

 

 

Type

Readings/Reference Materials

 

CPD Framework and Domain

Academics

Course Design

Choose assessment strategies that align with learning outcomes and course activities

 

 

Copyright license

Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0