Olmec culture or civilization did not spread eastward from its Veracruz–Tabasco centres into the Maya lowlands, but occasional Olmec artifacts have been found in Formative Maya contexts, such as at Seibal, in southern Petén, Guatemala.
In fluvial geomorphology, it entails efforts to relate local landforms to their landscape context, generating place-based understandings that can be related to theoretical principles about diversity of forms, formative processes, patterns/configurations of features, and evolutionary adjustments.
Within the clinical context formative assessment might be used to encourage appropriate professional behaviour, to foster clinical competence and to stimulate acquisition of knowledge and reasoning.
In this context of formative assessment, and in particular in a peer feedback context, the development and implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated an added value (IEA, 2013).
Although students were able to access their formative feedback in authentic contexts using any device, many participants in this group did not disclose the devices they used.
This explorative study indicates that more research is necessary into the use of formative assessment in the context of Chinese primary mathematics education.
The test could not only complement summative assessments but also be highly valuable in the context of formative assessment (e.g., Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, 2005; Wiliam, 2010), in which efficiency is especially important.
Formative research data about context will be synthesized into a narrative report, which will be updated as contextual changes occur.
This article reports on formative research into the context and practice of handwashing with soap by new mothers, which can substantially impact child morbidity and mortality.
