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formative assessment

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formative assessment
n
(Social Science / Education) ongoing assessment of a pupil's educational development within a particular subject area Compare summative assessment


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Research on assessment strategies in face-to-face classrooms has found that varying the type and/or frequency of formative assessment results in measurable differences in student learning as measured by summative, final course examinations (e.
In a nutshell, formative assessment became more important than summative.
This agreement extends our universe into the formative assessment arena.
 
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