Assessment is to *cause learning* and to work alongside learners to understand where they are currently, where they want to be and how to close the cap between the two.
The assessment cycle comprises 5 stages;collect evidence of assessment, evaluate the evidence in terms of the learning, give feedback to the learner, record outcome and communicate this (this can include reporting)
Assessment is all the materials and procedures used to complete this cycle.
Fundamentally it is a feedback process, dependent on professional judgment used to modify instruction and promote self-adjustment by the learner.
The assessment cycle comprises 5 stages;collect evidence of assessment, evaluate the evidence in terms of the learning, give feedback to the learner, record outcome and communicate this (this can include reporting)
Assessment is all the materials and procedures used to complete this cycle.
Fundamentally it is a feedback process, dependent on professional judgment used to modify instruction and promote self-adjustment by the learner.