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summative evaluation  

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  • Summative evaluation is used to assess outcomes at the end of a unit of instruction, a grading period, or a school year. Summative evaluation in classrooms is associated with assigning grades and making decisions about promotion to the next level of instruction. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Psychology; Summative Evaluation]

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