Consider now how we are implementing the Common Core assessments: summative assessments to measure what percentage of students failed.

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The summative test therefore has to be a certain length so that it can collect such statistically valid information.

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There is no summative exam, but learners are given the option to have their learning certified, allowing them to move into the formal educational system from sixth grade of primary level onwards after completion of the programme.

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The intense scrutiny some private firms face in some instances extending all the way to the subpoena of e-mails and internal documents has made them reluctant to engage in this process for fear that politicians, policymakers, activists, and the general public will interpret and use both internal and external formative evaluation results in a summative manner, hurting both their reputations and bottom lines.

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