Types and features of Assessment



4 Types

1. Before Instruction Assessment: takes place before instruction occurs - to provide us with a baseline

2. During Instruction Assessment: (formative assessment - assessment for learning) Diagnostic - to help ourselves and students to know how their doing, if they need help, or if they need to do something differently

3. After Instruction Assessment: (assessment of learning)

4.Assessment as Learning: dimension of metta cognition (thinking about our thinking) - becoming aware of our own learning

3 Features
1. Reliability - assessment instrument yield, constant/predictable results - results are reproducible, stable and dependable

2. Validity - measures what it claims to measure

3. Fairness - no barriers - all learners have the same opportunity to learn and demonstrate their skills