Question

what are three different types of assessment you could use and the specific contexts that each type of assessment would be suitable for?

Answer 1

They are three types of assessment:

• Formative assessment(Assessment for learning)
• Summative assessment(Assessment of Learning)
• Holistic assessment

Formative assessment:

• Formative assessment checks learning to determining what to do next and provide suggestions of teaching and learning are indistinguishable from assessment.
• It is designed to assist students and educators in improve learning.
• It will provide descriptive feedback.
• It is used for detail,specific and descriptive feedback in a formal and informal report.
• It is not reported as an achievement grade.
• Theses assessment focuses on improvement,compared with the student previous learning.
• It involves the student.

Summative assessment:

• These assessment will check what has been learned to date.
• It is designed for the information those are not directly involved in learning and teaching.
• It will presented in a periodic report.
• It usually complies into single numbers score and mark as apart of format report.
• It is reported as an achievement grade.
• It usually compare the student learning with other students.
• It does not involve the student.

Holistic assessment:

These assessment can assess range of skills and knowledge together called as a holistic assessment.This methods is used to assess a number of elements of competence more than one competency unit at a time.It is an integrated assessment.