{"id":7501,"date":"2022-07-25T20:28:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T18:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2022-07-25T20:28:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T18:28:23","slug":"formal-assessment-vs-informal-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.difference101.com\/formal-assessment-vs-informal-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Formal Assessment vs. Informal Assessment: What Is the Difference Between Formal and Informal Assessment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Assessments are an important part of any educational program. It helps the teachers and mentors to check out their student’s performance. So they can make better decisions for those. Assessment is classified into two main categories: formal assessment and informal assessment. Suppose we compare informal assessment Vs. formal assessment both have different testing ways and criteria. Formal assessment is a way teachers can check students’ performance, while informal assessment tells about student performance through different activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a closer look at Formal vs. Informal Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educational Role   <\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Both of these assessment plays an essential role in any educational job<\/td><\/tr>
Nature<\/strong><\/td>The nature of formal assessment is standardized, but informal assessment doesn’t have this nature.<\/td><\/tr>
Standardized Tools<\/strong><\/td>Standardized tools are only used during the formal assessment to check the progress of a student<\/td><\/tr>
Used For<\/strong><\/td>Formal assessment is used to evaluate performance, while informal assessment determines learning skills.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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