What is summative assessment?
Assessments that are given periodically to determine at a particular point in time what students know. Summative assessments include standardized tests such as state and district wide assessments.
What is formative assessment?
Assessment that is done during instruction. Adjustments can be made to teaching and learning based off to student understanding. Formative assessment can appear in a variety of different informal formats.
The link below will provide you with several formative assessment techniques!
Formative Assessment Techniques