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formatively

formatively

6.3
In a way that helps shape how something develops early on
  • adverb
  • /fɔːrˈmeɪtɪvli/
translation icon : formativamente
  • During the workshop, participants discussed formatively critical strategies for shaping effective lesson plans.

Examples

  • For achievement of level 2, teachers could ask students to record their individual performances, then formatively self-assess using a performance rubric.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The teacher provided formatively helpful feedback after each assignment to help students improve their skills.

  • Students received formatively valuable insights from their peers to help guide their projects.

Synonyms

developmentally
vsformatively
16 5.2

In a way that relates to how a person grows or learns

influences development by shaping things early rather than describing growth
seminally
vsformatively
  • Formal
8.1

In a way that helps shape later ideas or events

influences early shaping rather than causing later developments

Surface Forms

formatively positive

Morphology

formatively = formative (transparent) = form + ative + ly

The meaning 'in a way that influences development' follows directly from 'form' + '-ative' and the adverbial '-ly', so the derivation is transparent.

Etymology

Formatively comes from the root form which means 'to shape', the same root found in formation and format, so when something affects you formatively it 'shapes' your development at an early stage.