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Summative Assessment Item

Definition overview

1 Definition

Any Assessment Item (Assignment or Formal Examination) used in the determination of a Student's final Grade and should provide for feedback except when it is the final Assessment Item for a Course. Where a Summative Assessment Item is used only to determine whether or not a Student is eligible to be given a passing Grade, the weighting allocated to the item may be zero.

2 References

UniSQ Defined.

3 Definition Information

Approved Date

24/3/2014

Effective Date

24/3/2014

Record No

14/298PL

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