by Curriculum Services Canada -Ministry of Ontario
Assessment for / of / as Learning
Assessment practices that are fair, equitable, ongoing, and varied have a
positive impact on student achievement. We know from research that with
effective instruction all students can meet provincial standards. To make this
happen, it is imperative that students and teachers become partners in the
assessment process, working together to identify needs, strengths, and next
steps.
The purpose of assessment for learning is to improve student learning.
Assessment for learning occurs during the instructional cycle, provides
immediate, explicit feedback and encouragement to students, and results in
targeted instruction. Students have a clear sense of what is needed to
improve their achievement.
The purpose of assessment of learning is for evaluation, to assign a mark or
grade, and may occur at any given time after students have had multiple
opportunities to practise and apply their new learning.
When assessment is truly integrated into the teaching/learning cycle, it
may be referred to as assessment as learning. Assessment as learning is a
process of developing and supporting metacognition for students. Assessment
as learning focuses on the connections that students need to make between
assessment and learning. Students engage in peer- and self-assessment
to gain insight into themselves as learners. They learn to analyse the
assessment, monitor their own learning, and determine next steps.
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