Assessment FOR Learning and Assessment AS Learning (Formative Assessment)

Assessment is an essential part of the instructional cycle. The instruction cycle consists of 1) setting the intended learning outcome/s, 2) selecting a teaching methodology, strategy and activity that are aligned to the learning outcome and topic which are developmentally-appropriate to the learners and 3) assessment itself, Assessment is the part of the instructional cycle that determines whether or not the intended learning outcome has been attained and so necessarily, the assessment task must be aligned to the intended learning outcome.

In a lesson on assessment, we can speak of assessment for learning, assessment of learning and assessment as learning.

This episode will dwell on assessment for learning and assessment as learning. Assessment for learning is referred to as formative assessment while assessment as learning is referred to as self-assessment.