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To gain insight into student development, growth and knowledge.
To measure learning and goals.
To ensure understanding of ideas/knowledge and application of skills.
To differentiate effectively.
To ensure relevance.

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Using a set of criteria which is established based on the specifics of the task.

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To reveal student learning; to track student progress

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Formative & Summative
Collaboratively - Cross Marking with peers

Examinations
Speaking & listening
According to criteria

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To evaluate if a student has met objectives and outcomes
to evaluate own teaching method
to evaluate the purpose of unit of work - do students' responses reflect the objective of the unit.

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Judging and evaluating skills and knowledge.
Validation of your teaching

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As a checkpoint so that we'll know if we can move on.

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Summative task
Formative tasks
Peer Assessment
Observation
Knowledge tests
Group
Research

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Using criteria

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To track student learning.
To evaluate teaching and learning strategies.

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Why do we assess?  To know that students  are understanding work.

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Why do we assess?  To know that students  are understanding work.

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To encourage growth-mindset and support life long learning - goal setting and success - a sense of accomplishment - a direction for which to move forward

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Anything from getting them to spontaneously answer questions to a major exam.
Assignments based on unit of work

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Tests and quizzes
Written project work - either group or independent
Presentations

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We use formative assessment to target our teaching to student requirements

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A tool used to evaluate a student's understanding of what has been taught - meeting outcomes

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Why do we assess?            Checking that you have taught students effectively.

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Why do we assess?            Checking that you have taught students effectively.

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A tool used to understand students understanding

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To ensure students have met the learning objectives.
To provide feedback
To evaluate progress

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- to judge the success of teaching practices
- to allow students to judge where they are at and how to improve (what now?)
- to provide parents with an overall understanding of "where their kid is at"
- to judge advantage/disadvantage (supposedly e.g. Naplan)
- Because we have to
(Why? Finland!)
- To develop a language that allows us to compare/make judgments about future, talent, careers etc -
For entrance to uni/part scholarships etc.

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Testing of knowledge'
Judging what a student can do.
Testing for feedback/skils/knowledge/needs

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Assessment Summit:
What is Assessment?
How do we assess?
Why do we assess?