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summatively

summatively adverb: in a summative manner.

Adverb

summatively (not comparable)

  1. In a summative manner.
  2. By means of summative assessments, aiming to summarize earlier knowledge with periodic tests.
    • The author observes that teachers who persistently perform poorly can be counseled out of teaching by using the model summatively.1995, Anthony J Shinkfield, Daniel L Stufflebeam, Teacher evaluation: guide to effective practice
    • A good example of a process that can be assessed formatively and summatively is student use of safety skills in a laboratory or vocational program.2009, Ken O'Connor, How to Grade for Learning, K-12

Origin of summatively

From summative + -ly.

Questions about summatively

What does summatively mean?
Summatively means in a summative manner.
What part of speech is summatively?
Summatively is an adverb.

Words near summatively in the dictionary

  1. summation plural
  2. summation plurals
  3. summational
  4. summations
  5. summative
  6. summatively
  7. summatives
  8. summator
  9. summators
  10. summatory
  11. summats

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