When the summative assessment comprises assessment at regular points during the semester not at the end. This has the advantage of easing the stress at the end of the course. On the other hand, the course is in danger of being assessed piecemeal, and averaging across the assessment tasks penalizes those students who by the end of the course have made greatest gains.
This is when a students' work is assessed on an ongoing basis, rather than solely by end-of-year examinations.
ongoing judgment of learners' progress and success. Continuous assessment is designed to help learners learn better. It assesses both how well learners are learning, and how well the teacher is teaching.
System whereby academic work is marked and graded throughout a course, rather than just at the end.
Regular evaluation of coursework done during the course, where the marks achieved count towards the final result which may or may not include an examination. See also Formative assessment