Types of Assessment

It is a pre-assessment.

It summarizes what the students have learned.

It occurs concurrently with instruction.

Its result is typically counted and reported as a score or grade.

It tells us what the student needs to learn.

It tells us how well the student did at the end of a unit/task.

It tells us how well the student is doing as work progresses.

It is an assessment of learning.

It is on-going. Its results are not factored into summative evaluation and grading.