Assessment – summative and formative – some theoretical reflections

British Journal of Educational Studies 53 (4):466-478 (2005)
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This paper wishes to clarify the definitions of the central terms relating to assessment. It argues that all assessment begins with summative assessment and that formative assessment is in fact summative assessment plus feedback which is used by the learner.

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10.1111/j.1467-8527.2005.00307.x

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