articleBritish Journal of Educational StudiesNov 21, 2005Closed access

ASSESSMENT – SUMMATIVE AND FORMATIVE – SOME THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS

University of Sunderland

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Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper wishes to clarify the definitions of the central terms relating to assessment. It argues that all assessment begins with summative assessment (which is a judgement) and that formative assessment is in fact summative assessment plus feedback which is used by the learner.

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Keywords
  • Summative assessment
  • Formative assessment
  • Judgement
  • Knowledge survey
  • Psychology
  • Mathematics education
  • Pedagogy
  • Epistemology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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