summative

(adjective)

Of, pertaining to, or produced by summation. The adding up of what has been learned or what knowledge has been acquired at the end of lesson or presentation.

Related Terms

Examples of summative in the following topics:

  • Knowledge of the Audience About Your Topic

    • Consider the knowledegeabilty of your audience, prior to the speech, formative during the speech, and summative after the speech.
    • There are at least three types of knowledgeability: Prior, formative, and summative.
    • A cook gathers the ingredients (prior), tastes the soup while it is cooking (formative), and lets the diner judge it at the end (summative).
    • Summative knowledge is the knowledge that the audience leaves with after your speech.

  • Read Feedback Cues

    • Assessment, or the tactics speakers and audience members use to facilitate learning, is often divided into initial, formative, and summative categories.
    • Summative assessment is generally carried out at the end of a course, project or speech.
    • In an educational setting, summative assessments are typically used to assign students a course grade.
    • Whereas following a speech or presentation, summative assessment can be provided in the form of positive feedback, applause or a standing ovation.