Generating appropriate student learning activity Providing timely feedback which students pay attention to Helping students to internalize the disciplines standards and notions of equality. Generating marks or grades which distinguish between students or enable pass/fail decisions to be made.
Importance of Assessment
Assessment plays an important role in the process of learning and motivation.
The types of assessment tasks that we ask our students to do determine how students will approach the learning task and what study behaviours they will use.