summative

Education consultant Ken O’Connor told me, for instance, the Wakefield teachers are wrongly penalizing needy kids who do better on tests and other summative assessments than they do on homework.

Faculty would grade only what are called summative assessments, which generally means tests.

Critically important data about how best to ensure that students are included in our plans comes from summative state assessments — the Smarter Balanced assessment in Washington state.

"We know... that some schools and school districts may face circumstances in which they are not able to safely administer statewide summative assessments this spring using their standard practices."

Goldberg contends that simple “summative” ratings are not fair to schools that serve students from low-income families because academic achievement is largely linked to their socioeconomic level.