Summative and Formative assessment

Although exams are a part of life and growing up, it doesn't mean anyone likes them! Personally, I’d rather a formative assessment rather than summative assessment.
A formative assessment is being assessed over a long period of time, for example course work. Whilst summative assessment is assessing through examinations. I prefer the formative style of assessing because I believe it is much more fair. I don't believe that the exams show your full capability. What if you don't understand the question? Or accidentally misunderstood the question? (Of which I have experience of).
In the video I have embedded below, Rick Wormeli says that many teachers spend most of their time on designing summative assessments which would insinuate that teachers think that it’s the most important type of assessment. Though, as Rick suggests, children can do well even without grades (summative assessment) but they cannot progress with their learning without the formative assessment because of the feedback that comes with it.


However, formative assessment is not without its disadvantages, for example, when feedback given for coursework that has been influenced by a parent does not directly relate to pupils work. Though, verbal feedback between teacher and pupil can be greatly beneficial when communicated well.