How do you know your students are gaining the information you are teaching? Assessment! 1. Formative: where you FORM an opinion about a student's learning while teaching. As the teacher, this allows you to know what needs to be discussed more for better student understanding. 2. Summative: where you are SUMMING UP a student's learning. This occurs after a lesson or unit and is graded. This pin describes a few different assessments you can try with your students!