Purposes of assessment
Teaching and
learning
The primary
purpose of assessment is to improve students’ learning and teachers’ teaching
as both respond to the information it provides. Assessment for learning is an
ongoing process that arises out of the interaction between teaching and
learning.
What makes
assessment for learning effective is how well the information is used.
System
improvement
Assessment can do
more than simply diagnose and identify students’ learning needs; it can be used
to assist improvements across the education system in a cycle of continuous
improvement:
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Students
and teachers can use the information gained from assessment to determine their
next teaching and learning steps.
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Parents,
families and can be kept informed of next plans for teaching and learning and
the progress being made, so they can play an active role in their children’s
learning.
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School
leaders can use the information for school-wide planning, to support their
teachers and determine professional development needs.
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Communities
and Boards of Trustees can use assessment information to assist their
governance role and their decisions about staffing and resourcing.
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The
Education Review Office can use assessment information to inform their advice
for school improvement.
The
Ministry of Education can use assessment information to undertake policy review
and development at a national level, so that government funding and policy
intervention is targeted appropriately to support improved student outcomes.
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