Assessment for and of Learning: Selected Key Differences
Assessment for Learning Assessment of Learning (Formative) (Summative) Promote increases in Document individual Reasons for achievement to help students achievement of standards- Assessing meet standards-based based learning target learning target Measure achievement status Support ongoing growth at a point in time for purposes Make instructional decisions to of reporting grading, respond to student needs advancement, graduation
Audience for Students about themselves Others about students
Results Specific supporting targets that Long-term learning targets for Focus of scaffold toward long-term targets which schools, teachers, and Assessment students are held accountable
Place in Time Process during learning Event after learning
Primary Users Teachers Policy marker
Students Programm planner Parent Supervisors
Typical Uses Help students see and hit Certify competence
the target Sort students according to Help teachers identify and achievement respond to student needs Inform students of targets Follow test administration Modify instruction producers Involve students in Use results to helps Teachers Role assessment student reach GPS
Strive to understand the Study to meet standards
target Take the test Act on classroom Strive for the highest score Students Role assessment to improve possible Encourage success Avoid failure
Primary Motivator Belief that success in Threat of punishment
for Students learning is achieveable promise of reward Example(s) Using rubrics with students Achievement tests Students self-assessment Final exams Descriptive feedback to Placement tests students Short cycle assessments