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| Summative assessment (or summative evaluation) refers to the
assessment of the learning and summarizes the development of
learners at a particular time. After a period of work, e.g. a
unit for two weeks, the learner sits for a test and then the
teacher marks the test and assigns a score. The test aims to
summarize learning up to that point. The test may also be used
for diagnostic assessment to identify any weaknesses and then
build on that using formative assessment. Summative assessment
is commonly used to refer to assessment of educational faculty
by their respective supervisor. It is imposed onto the faculty
member, and uniformly applied, with the object of measuring all
teachers on the same criteria to determine the level of their
performance. It is meant to meet the school or district's needs
for teacher accountability and looks to provide remediation for
sub-standard performance