Answer to Question #221705 in English for Ziyanda Ngese

Question

Develop an assessment activity or task (e.g. a research project, a poster, a written test, investigation, an experiment, etc.) with its complete associated assessment strategies. Apply your understanding of effective and credible assessment practices by indicating exactly how you will apply the following strategies and why you chose to do it in a particular way

Answer 1

An assessment task is an individual piece of assessed work, for example an essay, an examination, a presentation the mark for which is submitted to Assessment Boards and stored in corporate student information systems. They could be formative or summative.

Examples of Formative and Summative Assessments

Formative

In-class discussions

Instructor-created exams

Clicker questions

Standardized tests

Summative

Low-stakes group work

Final projects

Weekly quizzes

Final essays