What is assessment?

• Prepared By: Zulfiqar Behan

What is assessment ?

Assessment is the ongoing process of gathering, analysing and reflecting on evidence to make informed and consistent judgements to improve future student learning.

as·sess·ment noun \ə-ˈses-mənt, -\: the act of making a judgment about something : the act of assessing something: an idea or opinion about something

Formative assessment is a continuous and ongoing process, part of day to day teaching where teachers continually confirm or modify their activities and directions with their students.

Summative – which is used at the end of a unit or semester to determine what each student has achieved and learnt.