summative

ˈsʌmətɪv

Definition

Definition of summative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

assessment

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involving a comprehensive assessment of progress or achievement

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The summative evaluation at the end of the term determines grades..

comprehensive

cumulative

summary relatedrelating to a summary or final total

The summative report included all project expenses..

cumulative

final

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summative assessment

evaluation of learning at the end of a unit

The final exam is a summative assessment.

summative evaluation

assessment at the end of learning to judge overall results or success

The final exam served as a summative evaluation of the course objectives.

Origin of summative

Latin, summativus (relating to a sum)

Examples of summative in a sentence

Teachers use summative tests to evaluate student learning.
The summative assessment will determine your final grade.
We need a summative evaluation of the project's success.

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French:sommative, récapitulatif, ...
German:summativ, zusammenfassend, ...
Italian:sommativo, riassuntivo, ...
Spanish:sumativo, ...
Portuguese:sumativo, resumitivo, ...
Chinese:终结性的, 总结性的, ...
Japanese:総括的評価, 総括的な, ...
Arabic:تَجْمِيعِيّ, تَلْخِيصِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מַסְכֵּם, מְסַכֵּם, ...
Russian:суммирующая оценка, итоговый, ...
Ukrainian:підсумковий, ...
Hindi:समग्र, सारांश संबंधित, ...
Bengali:সামষ্টিক, সারসংক্ষেপ সম্পর্কিত, ...
Catalan:sumatiu, resum, ...
Czech:sumativní, ...
Danish:summativ, opsummerende, ...
Dutch:summatieve, summatief, ...
Greek:τελικός, περιληπτικός, ...
Hungarian:szummatív, záró, ...
Khmer:សរុប, សរុបចុងក្រោយ, ...
Korean:종합적인, 요약의, ...
Persian:جمع‌بندی, خلاصه‌ای, ...
Polish:końcowy, podsumowujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):sumativo, resumitivo, ...
Romanian:sumativ, rezumativ, ...
Swedish:bedömningssammanfattning, summerande, ...
Thai:สรุปผล, สรุป, ...
Turkish:değerlendirici, özetleyici, ...
Vietnamese:tổng kết, tóm tắt, ...

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