Hello all,
A recent course I completed introduced me to Robert Stakes' quote:

"When the cook tastes the soup, that's formative; when the guests taste the
soup, that's summative."
and a quick Google search reveals that many have shared this quote as an
elementary way to compare the two.  Here's one such site:



That Google search turned up this online chart (from Northern Arizona
University):
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/edtech/etc667/proposal/evaluation/summative_vs._formative.htm

Hope this helps?

Holly (Dilatush)

Charlottesville VA USA

holly at dilatush.com
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