They also give the teacher insights into both group
and individual functioning, allowing him or her to make
adjustments to group composition, customize learning
expectations, and provide selective and targeted remediation
and assistance. Comparatively, summative assessments in PBL are often administered at periodic intervals to assess specific aspects of the learning goals. While summative assessments are used to take snapshots of student progress, they also inform the teacher about specific assessment deficits with regard to item construction, testing format, and testing setting (Ronis, 2007).
Because of recent accountability issues,
summative assessments, more often than not, resemble state
high-stakes tests.