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The point is that she didn't feel blindsided or confused about what she was being asked to master.  If she told me it was stuff she didn't know or recognize, and she didn't do well, I'd reach out to her teacher and ask to see the summative.  But the school formative grade matched the summative, I saw the school test, so what else do I need to know?[/quote]

PP, could you please explain the difference between summative tests and formative tests as they exist in MCPS? I would find that very helpful![/quote]

Sure -- formative exams are like quizzes that students take to show how well they're learning the material.  Some are school-level and can come home like graded homework and live in the MS student binders.  Some tests are county-level formative assessments and because they're standardized, the kids review them with their teachers in class and then give them back.  If I want to see it, I can also ask to see it.  My kid says she is told ahead of time what kind of test it will be because school tests can be retaken -- county tests can not.  The retest process is kind of cool because it gives the kid a chance to correct dumb mistakes, figure out something that wasn't understood, or just try for an improved score.  My kid retook a rest and the process was completely transparent to me.  Actually, my participation was required.

Summatives are like finals and are county-level tests.  They also don't come home, and they can't be retaken.  But as with the county formatives, if the results are out of whack with prior quizzes and homework, I can ask to discuss and review with the teacher.  As it was described to me, it's meant to be a building process, building to the summatives.  It sounds more complicated than it is...but it is really just midterms and finals...  Does that help?[/quote]

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