summative
/ˈsʌm.ə.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌm.ə.t̬ɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsə-mə-tiv How to pronounce summative (audio) -ˌmā-/ (ame, mw)
summative — adjective
- summativepositive
- more summativecomparative
- most summativesuperlative
1. relating to a test or piece of work that checks how much a student has learnt at
relating to a test or piece of work that checks how much a student has learnt at the close of a course or teaching period
Amara sat the summative maths exam on the last Friday of term.
collocation: summative exam
Mr. Okonkwo set a summative essay covering everything from the autumn term.
The head teacher posted the summative grades on the school website in June.
Unlike weekly quizzes, the summative test drew on material from the whole school year.
Fatima spent two weeks revising for her summative science assessment.
- final
broader; applies to anything at the end, not just education
- end-of-course
more specific to courses rather than individual teaching units
- formative
relating to assessment during learning, meant to guide improvement
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun naming a type of assessment (exam, test, essay, project). Distinguish from formative assessment: formative happens during teaching to guide learning; summative happens after to measure it.
常見錯誤
2. produced by adding together several numbers, scores, or pieces of information to
produced by adding together several numbers, scores, or pieces of information to form one overall figure or result
The researchers calculated a summative score by adding up points from all five rounds.
collocation: summative score
Rashid's final mark was a summative figure combining his exam results with coursework.
The app creates a summative rating from user reviews, giving recent ones more weight.
A summative index combines data on crime, health, and education for each district.
The judge reached a summative verdict after weighing evidence from all twenty witnesses.
- cumulative
implies gradual build-up over time rather than weighted combination
- aggregate
more formal and common in statistics and economics
- combined
simpler everyday word but does not imply weighting
- disaggregated
broken into separate parts rather than combined
用法筆記
Subject is typically a numerical value, score, or index. Often used in research, statistics, or data analysis contexts.
3. providing a short statement of the most important points or ideas on a topic
providing a short statement of the most important points or ideas on a topic
Sven wrote a summative paragraph at the top of the report for busy managers.
collocation: summative paragraph
The documentary ended with a summative voiceover that tied all the stories together.
Each chapter ends with a summative box listing the key points to remember.
Oluwaseun gave a summative talk that captured the main ideas from the whole conference.
The teacher asked the class for a summative sentence after each reading.