Assessment

For Learning

Assessment
As Learning

teachers provide
teachers help
descriptive feedback
students set
and coaching
goals, monitor
their own
assessment is
progress,
ongoing and
determine next
frequent (before,
steps and reflect
during and at the
on their thinking
end of a period of
and learning
instruction)
teachers provide
learning goals and
modelling and
success criteria are
guidance
shared with students
at the beginning of a assessment is
unit of study
ongoing
assessment informs
instruction
teachers use
assessment for
learning information
to determine how to
scaffold next steps,
and differentiate
instruction and
assessment

helps students
develop the skills
of peer and selfassessment

Assessment
Of Learning
formerly called
summative
assessment

often results in
evaluative mark being
given

is an evaluation of
students' achievement
of the overall
curriculum
expectations

used to summarize
and communicate to
students, parents and
others ( e.g.
universities/ colleges)

student achievement
as compared to the
curriculum overall
expectations

students and
teachers both give
and receive

for students with

specific, timely
Individual Education
feedback about
Plans with modified
student learning
curriculum
expectations,
assessment of learning

is based on the goals

set out in the IEP