--- title: "Pop Quiz: How to Create Unique Assessments" description: Learn the difference between formative and summative assessments, plus how to create unique assessments with these helpful tutorials and how-to posts. image: https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Blog_popquiz21115.png --- [![ELB-Learning_Logo_ColorRGB-white-text-1](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/ELB-Learning_Logo_ColorRGB-white-text-1.png) ](https://elblearning.com/) ![](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Blog_popquiz21115.png) # Pop Quiz: How to Create Unique Assessments by [Stephanie Ivec](https://blog.elblearning.com/author/stephanie-ivec) | Feb 11, 2015 ![Blog_popquiz21115](https://blog.elblearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Blog_popquiz21115.png?width=640&height=193&name=Blog_popquiz21115.png) Please clear off your desks and get out a pencil—because it’s time for a pop quiz! Question 1: How do you create unique e-Learning assessments? Okay, you probably need more than a pencil to answer this question because assessments are such a crucial part of the e-Learning experience. They can be used for different purposes, so when they’re added strategically to a training course, you’ll see huge results. Assessments can be either formative or summative. Here’s the difference: - A **formative assessment** is an assessment *for* learning. For example, you could incorporate quizzes throughout an e-Learning course to help students learn the material. The purpose of a formative assessment is to improve learning and achievement. - A **summative assessment** is an assessment *of* learning. Both a test at the end of a course or a quiz checkpoint mid-course can be summative, but the purpose of this type of assessment is to measure what the students have learned. Whether you’re creating a formative or summative assessment, you want to make sure that it’s unique and engaging. Here are a few helpful tutorials that explain how to create different types of assessments in Lectora®: - [How to Build Drag and Drop Questions in Lectora and Lectora Online](http://trivantis.com/blog/building-drag-drop-question-lectora-lectora-online/) - [Creating Randomized Tests in Lectora and Lectora Online](http://trivantis.com/blog/creating-randomized-tests-lectora-lectora-online/) If you want to get really creative, you can also use jQuery to customize your e-Learning and create unique assessments! It’s time to try out some of these ideas in that e-Learning course you’re working on today. Bonus: When you include engaging and unique assessments in your course, your learners will be sure to give it an A+. 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