summative assessment n (Education) education Brit general assessment of a pupil’s achievements over a range of subjects by means of a combined appraisal of formative assessments Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014