Three phases of the assessment that we have met in our Assessment courses are assessment for learning, Assessment as learning, and assessment of learning. Assessment for learning is more known as formative assessment while assessment of learning is called summative assessment. Several authors claim assessment as learning as self-assessment.
If there were no assessments, it can really affect to the learning outcomes in a way that you do not know how to assess them. Perhaps there are other ways but I don't think they will be that effective. Every student is actively understanding concepts and material since formative and self-assessment are frequently used throughout sessions and units. To increase their knowledge of the content they are studying, students benefit from teachers' efforts to elicit and use evidence of their learning.
For the students, self-assessment worked because, through this, they can assess their own learning or what they have learned and needs improvement. Self-assessment also helps students of how and what strategy should they employ for better understanding and learning.
To ensure that formative and self-assessment processes serve their purpose, to help students learn, I will learn from other's best practices by researching on different activities that can aid learners as well as I can use in order to meet their needs. Furthermore, I should also learn how to formulate an assessment better to keep the interest of the learners so that they will not find it boring.