FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)Assessment and CritiqueEasy
A flight instructor gives a short quiz at the end of each lesson to check whether the student grasped that day's objectives, using the results only to decide what to review next—not to assign a final grade. This is an example of which type of assessment?
- ANorm-referenced assessment
- BSummative assessment
- CStandardized assessment
- DFormative assessment
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: D. Formative assessment
Formative assessment occurs during instruction and is used to monitor ongoing progress and guide further teaching, not to produce a final grade. Summative assessment happens at the end of a course of instruction to evaluate overall achievement.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Norm-referenced compares students to each other, not to lesson objectives.
- B. Summative assessment occurs at the end of instruction to evaluate overall achievement, not lesson-by-lesson.
- C. Standardized testing refers to uniform administration/scoring, not this timing purpose.
Formative Assessment
An assessment conducted during instruction to monitor a student's progress and guide subsequent teaching decisions.
- Occurs during the learning process, not at the end
- Used to identify strengths/weaknesses for reteaching
- Contrasts with summative assessment given at course completion
Memory trick: Diagnose first, Form along the way, Sum it up at the end.