In chapter five from project based learning the authors discuss the importance of summative and formative assessment in PBL. One of the benefits of assessing during the project and not just the end is student will learn much more by using formative assessment. One benefit of summative assessment is students may be given a test to evaluate what they have learned and lesson strategies could be made better by teacher through experience. When planning summative assessment you must consider what are some ways you will be able to see that student has understood concept. The authors ask us to think about it like working backward and thinking about the end before you start planning the beginning. Some options for summative assessment could take the form of tests or quizzes to evaluate student learning at the end of the project. Another example from the text was having students present a novel performance task such as to apply what they learned. This might be a good alternative to the old fashion test or final form of summative assessment. Now to formative assessment which is planned by trying to establish learning goals you have set for them throughout the project. This planning is the much more effective form of teaching by regularly checking in with student’s needs. Some of the great options and tools presented in the book for formative assessment are to set milestones. Students will chunk work into more manageable pieces and achieve goals. Plan check ins, these are brief meetings with students where you want to direct them in their learning strategy. You can also use checklists, coffee talks, concept maps and exit slips for more tools. Finally some of the benefits of using rubrics are the describe levels of success students may have through learning activities. The problem that I will deal with is how to create rubrics that engage students, while still aligning the curriculum with state standards.