Analytic Quality Glossary

 

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Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2004–12, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/

This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for amendments or additions. Page updated 29 January, 2012 copyright Lee Harvey 2004–12

 

 

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Summative assessment

 

core definition

Summative assessment is the process of evaluating (and grading) the learning of students at a point in time.

 

explanatory context

 

analytical review

The University of Warwick (2011) defines summative assessment as:

Assessed work which contributes to the final outcome of a studentÕs degree, such as unseen examinations, essays, dissertations or presentations.

 

 

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) (2009) states:

Summative assessment can be either internal (conducted by the centre) or external (conducted by an awarding body, like SQA). What makes the assessment summative is that it is used to measure attainment against a particular specification or ÔstandardÕ. Summative assessment will therefore be systematically designed and should always be quality assured.ividuals to become successful learners. Delayed feedback can cease to have meaning to the learner. (SQA, 2009, p. 5).

 

For Wojtczak (2002):

Summative assessment is testing which often occurs at the end of a term or course, used primarily to provide information about how much the student has learned and how well the course was taught.

 

The UK QAA (2000) states:

summative assessment provides a measure of achievement or failure made in respect of a learner's performance in relation to the intended learning outcomes of the programme of study.

This was modified in QAA (2006) to

Summative assessment is used to indicate the extent of a learner's success in meeting the assessment criteria used to gauge the intended learning outcomes of a module or programme.


associated issues

 

related terms

See also

assessment of student learning

formative assessment

criterion-referenced assessment

assessment of teaching and learning

assessment [of quality]

 

sources

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), 2000, Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education, Section 6: Assessment of students, May 2000, http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/codeOfPractice/section6/default.asp, no longer at this address, 3 February 2011.

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), 2006, Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education, Section 6: Assessment of students, Second Edition September 2006, available at http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/codeOfPractice/section6/COP_AOS.pdf, accessed 2 February 2011, not at this address 25 January 2012.

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), 2009, Guide to Assessment, November 2009 edition, Glasgow, Scottish Qualifications Authority, available at http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/GuideToAssessment.pdf, accessed 3 February 2011.

University of Warwick, 2011, Course Specifications: Glossary of Terms relating to Course Specifications http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/quality/coursespecs/view/glossary, last revised 18 October 2011, accessed 29 January 2012.

Wojtczak, A., 2002, Glossary of Medical Education Terms, http://www.iime.org/glossary.htm, December, 2000, Revised February 2002, accessed 2 February 2011.


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