Formative/Summative ReviewWatch Video
Formative Review
- Provides information to improve teaching.
- Intended for individual use.
- Less formal.
- Ongoing.
Summative Review
- Conducted to gain information needed to make personnel decisions such as promotion, reappointment, or comprehensive review.
- More general and comparative in nature.
- Determine the quality of teaching performance.

Krista Longtin
Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
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- klongtin@iu.edu
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