what are the three types of assessment
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Type 1 - Assessment of Learning
Assessment of learning summarises what students know, understand and can do at specific points in time. These can be large-scale such as NAPLAN or individual teachers using evidence of students learning, to inform their practice decisions such as the Transition Learning and Development Statements.
Type 2 - Assessment as learning
Assessment as learning positions students as actively involved in assessing their own learning through the support and development of their metacognitive skills. When students are involved in self-assessing, thinking and monitoring their own progress on what and how they learn, it can give them a sense of ownership and help them take more control of their own learning as they interact with teachers and peers. This positions students as capable and competent learners, who are supported to learn more about what they learn, and what they would like to learn. In this way, the process of assessment is a learning experience in and of itself.
Type 3 - Assessment for learning
Assessment for learning views assessment and teaching as intertwined and not separate to each other.
Student learning is shaped by the teachers’ use of practices such as questioning and provision of timely feedback.
It is considered a continuous process, involving teachers finding out what students know, understand and can do, and then modifying their teaching to help students to be successful on a daily basis.
This enables teachers to refine their teaching approach, build on students previous learning and support new learning. It is ongoing and occurs in context. This is formative assessment.
Assessment for learning is the only form of assessment ‘which extends students’ learning because it enhances teaching. All other forms of assessment serve as checks on whether or not learning has occurred, not as a means – in themselves – of bringing about learning’ (Nutbrown, 2006, p.126).