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ERIC Number: EJ571018
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Meanings and Consequences: A Basis for Distinguishing Formative and Summative Functions of Assessment?
Wiliam, Dylan; Black, Paul
British Educational Research Journal, v22 n5 p537-48 Dec 1996
Defines a cycle of assessment and action, and a continuum from formative to summative assessments. Illustrates problems caused when one assessment must serve both formative and summative functions. Argues that separating the collection of evidence from its interpretation, or the interpretation of evidence from consequent action, helps alleviate these problems. (DSK)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Summative Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Wales