Assessment: Summative and Formative: Some Theoretical Reflections

British Journal of Educational Studies 53 (4):466 - 478 (2005)
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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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