formatiivinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• formative adj Having a strong influence on how someone or something develops.

Senses

formatiivinen is used for these senses in English:

• formative (linguistic morphology) Pertaining to the formation of words; specifically, of an affix: forming words through inflection.
• formative (education) Of a form of assessment: used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.

formative — full definition

1. adj Having a strong influence on how someone or something develops.
2. adj Describing an assessment used to guide ongoing learning rather than to grade final results.

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