Definition: The goal of formative assessments are to monitor what students are learning. Formative assessments are used to identify a students strengths and weakness and help target areas that need work. Feedback is provided by instructors to then help improve the students learning. They are considered low stakes and how no point value.

Definition: The goal of summative assessments are to evaluate what the student has learned at the end of a unit or lesson. This can be done with tests, quizzes, papers, and final projects. They are often considered high staked assessment and have high point value.

Definition: Interim assessments are one of two things. 1) Evaluate where students are in their learning process. 2) Decided whether they are on track to doing well on future assessments. Interim assessments are done throughout the school year.

Definition: Diagnostic assessments are test that help teachers and students tell how much they know and don't know about an upcoming topic. From there teachers can plan their lessons to help meet the students needs.

Definition: Performance assessments are a type of testing that has students perform a task or tasks instead of picking/selecting an answer from a list.