| Bases For Analysis | Assessment As Learning | Assessment For Learning | Assessment Of Learning |
| Purpose of assessment | Provide opportunity for student to monitor and critically reflect on learning | To enable teachers to determine next steps in advancing student learning | To certify or inform student’s proficiency in relation to curriculum learning outcomes |
| What are assessed? | Strategies or challenges used by students to adjust or advance his learning | Each student’s progress and learning needs in relation to the curricular outcomes | The extent to which student can apply the key concepts, knowledge, skills & attitudes to curricular outcome |
| Assessing Methods | Range of methods in different modes that elicit student’s, learning and metacognitive processes | Range of methods in different modes that make student’s skills and understanding visible | Range of methods in different modes that assess both product and process |
| Ensuring Quality of Assessment | Accuracy and consistency of student’s self reflection… Engagement of student in considering & challenging his thinking… Students record their own learning | Accuracy & consistency of observations & interpretations of student learning Clear, detailed learning expectations Accurate, detailed notes for descriptive feedback to each student | Accuracy & consistency& fairness of judgment based on high quality information Clear, detailed learning expectations Fair and accurate summative reporting |
| Using the information obtained from assessment | Provide accurate descriptive feedback to develop independent learning habits…. Makes student focus on tasks that are to be learnt…. Provide ideas for rethinking…. Provide conditions for alternative discussing…. | Provide accurate descriptive feedback for further learning….. Differentiate instruction by continually checking where each student is, in relation to the curricular outcomes… Provide descriptive feedback to parents about student’s learning and ideas for lending support to learning | Indicate each student’s level of learning… Provide the foundation for grading students on the basis of their learning proficiency and decide who are all promoted…. Report fair, accurate and detailed information that can be used to decide the next step in learning |
| Types of Assessment | Formative, promotes self learning | Formative and diagnostic; helps the teacher to find the learning needs of students and modifying his teaching accordingly | Summative; it is highly useful for parents, teachers and educational administrators |
