What are the various salient features of formative evaluation?

1.It provides feedback to the teachers to use teaching strategies according to the needs of the learners.

2.It helps learners to actively and continuously engage in learning.

3.It helps in enhancing the learning abilities of the learner.

4.It contributes to the overall grading and certification of the learner.

5.It sums up how much a student has learnt over a period of time.

A2, 4 & 5 only

B3 & 5 only

C1, 2 & 3 only ✓ Correct

D1 & 4 only

Correct answer: (C) 1, 2 & 3 only

Explanation

Formative evaluation gives feedback to teachers to adapt strategies to learner needs, keeps learners actively and continuously engaged, and enhances their learning abilities, so statements 1, 2 and 3 are its features.

Statement 4, contributing to overall grading and certification, is a feature of summative evaluation.

Statement 5, summing up how much a student has learnt over a period, is also summative.

Formative evaluation is carried on during learning to improve the ongoing process.

Summative evaluation is carried on at the end to certify the level attained.

Scriven distinguished formative from summative evaluation in his work on evaluation methodology.

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