This is not to say that I feel I've "mastered" the use of assessment of learning (what we call summative assessment in Canada) or assessment for learning (formative assessment). From Wordnik.com. [Learning Conversations: Assessment As Learning] Reference
PBS does more of this postproduction "summative" research than other networks. From Wordnik.com. [Guilt Free TV] Reference
(1975/1976) calls the "summative" conception of group belief. From Wordnik.com. [Social Epistemology] Reference
One of his summative paragraphs deserves full reiteration. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil We Know - Book Review] Reference
And I think that formal summative evaluation speaks against that. From Wordnik.com. [Question number 3] Reference
The tone is internal to the quest, rather than summative from outside. From Wordnik.com. [Information, Culture, Policy, Education:] Reference
In a summative review, you're looking back: "where were we? what happened?". From Wordnik.com. [Dump the Performance Review!] Reference
In the early days of the CBPWP, monitoring used to be of a summative nature. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Feldman seeks to preserve the idea that intrinsic value is summative after all. From Wordnik.com. [Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Value] Reference
Rissing replied that teachers are responsible for formative and summative assessments. From Wordnik.com. [Freshwater: The Board's rebuttal case - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
It's the end of the year, and so I must answer the call for summative listicles of things. From Wordnik.com. [Will Menaker: Casting Call: 08' Election, Pt. I] Reference
Is it legitimate to speak of group beliefs in this more challenging, non-summative conception?. From Wordnik.com. [Social Epistemology] Reference
Tony's summative comment on Russ: "His spirituality could be found in his pursuit of honesty.". From Wordnik.com. [Two Into One: The Lives of Russ and Winnie Kingman] Reference
A former colleague introduced me to the difference between "formative" and "summative" reviews. From Wordnik.com. [Dump the Performance Review!] Reference
Formative and summative grading does and I think there should be more formative than summative grading. From Wordnik.com. [Academe's Dirty Little Secret] Reference
I have written a very long summative review of this work and urge interested readers to study the long review. From Wordnik.com. [Robert David Steele: Infinite Wealth for All] Reference
If you require the cartoons to teach or convey the summative meaning of a lesson, this is deceivingly challenging. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
Philip Pettit (2003) defends the view that groups are subjects of propositional attitudes in the non-summative sense. From Wordnik.com. [Social Epistemology] Reference
Evaluation should be formative rather than summative, to use the distinction first established years ago by Michael Scriven. From Wordnik.com. [Kenneth Bernstein: How Would Teachers Like to be Evaluated? What do They Think is Fair?] Reference
These relations of dependency are neither associative, nor summative; they are necessary relations, that obey the laws of structure. From Wordnik.com. [On A Trans-Atlantic Flight] Reference
Disney doesn't do summative research; Disney execs say for now they'd rather devote resources to creating more shows for new viewers. From Wordnik.com. [Guilt Free TV] Reference
Julie and I are compiling two final summative videos: one on the objectives accomplished mine is shown below and another as a how to. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
Evaluation -- the ongoing process - the informal observation watching students work -- formative evaluation and summative assessments. From Wordnik.com. [Cooperative Learning Notes - Day 2] Reference
Every episode of CNN Student News is accompanied by a ten question summative quiz that is useful as a quick way to check for understanding. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-07] Reference
Does it allow for summative assessment of the expectations (targets)?. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
We continue to win summative contracts with a selective bidding strategy. From Wordnik.com. [Media Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
Study on the role of eportfolios in formative and summative assessment practices. From Wordnik.com. [JISC CETIS News] Reference
Most, but not all, of the commissioned research was of a purely summative nature. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS Medicine: New Articles] Reference
Slide 68: Teaching / Learning Strategies • Examine the expectations and summative tasks. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Do not enforce a summative evaluation in a system that could benefit more from a formative one. From Wordnik.com. [Nonprofit Online News] Reference
"When you use the simpler methods, you have to make simplified, summative assumptions," Gerber said. From Wordnik.com. [Disaster News Network] Reference
N AK Thus, summative assessment provides the information for certification at the end of the course. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
After completing our textbooks for our summative 2 there will be no time left to refer to other books. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Not as much because as we unwind some of the summative contracts all the focus is going to be on the formative side. From Wordnik.com. [Media Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
However, if the results of formative research are fed back into implementations, this may influence summative results. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS Medicine: New Articles] Reference
The following line graphs show the performance for the major summative assessment (s) in use during the specified years. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference
There's no question that the summative side is creating problems for us and as we unwind those we'll improve those numbers. From Wordnik.com. [Media Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
New methods of both formative and summative evaluation must be identified to assess performance in a complex system effectively. From Wordnik.com. [Nonprofit Online News] Reference
Can researchers and managers have their cake and eat it by combining summative and formative research into single research projects?. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS Medicine: New Articles] Reference
Thus we rehearse the activities of our ancestors, back we know not how far, and repeat their life work in summative and adumbrated ways. From Wordnik.com. [Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene] Reference
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