Assessment and Evaluation in JK-Grade 8

As Growing Success explains, student assessment is the process of gathering information on how well a student is meeting learning objectives towards curriculum expectations. Assessment is continuous in nature, so both teachers and students can monitor their learning progress and make necessary adjustments.

Consequently, teachers need to incorporate clear learning goals and assessment checkpoints into their lesson plans, as well as to use the assessment information to provide feedback and devise next steps. The technical term “assessment as learning”, in simpler words, refers to ongoing self-assessment on learning by students, while the term “assessment for learning” refers to assessment performed by teachers.

Whereas assessment is iterative, evaluation summarizes a student’s achievement of the standard curriculum expectations at the end of a learning cycle. The technical term “assessment of learning” mainly refers to the evaluation process. Report cards are essentially the written evaluation that is released during mid-term, and at the end of school terms and school years.