Assessment: An assessment is a product or performance.

Assessment is not based on one task, nor is it

expressed by mark or grade, but rather in a report form with scales or levels as well as description and comment
from the teacher.
The report is written based on samples of the student’s work, the student’s self-assessment sheets, teacher’s
observation notes on the achievement of student’s linguistic ability, attitude, participation, cooperation and
general cognitive development.
Assessment requires the gathering of evidence of student performance over a period of time to measure learning
and understanding in order to improve teaching and learning. It is a process by which information is obtained
relative to some known objective or goal.
Evidence of learning could take the form of dialogue, journals, written work, portfolios, and tests along with
many other learning tasks.
Assessments are designed to measure the performance of an individual or product and use that assessment to
provide documentation of growth and development, give feedback, and create a plan of action for the future.
Assessments are not designed to be judgmental, and are tailored to the individual person or product’s past
performance. Classroom assessment helps individual teachers obtain useful feedback on what, how much, and
how well their students are learning. Teachers can then use this information to refocus their teaching to help
students make their learning more efficient and more effective.