Usually summarises information into marks, scores and grades.

Designed to assist teachers and pupils.

Assessment of learning.

Focuses on improvement and progress towards learning goal.

Designed for people who are not directly involved in daily learning and teaching.

Assessment for learning.

Needs to involve the pupil because the pupil is the person most able to improve the learning.

Final and one-way, presented in formal report.

Usually compares pupil's learning either with other pupils or the "standard" for a grade/level.

Given at the end of the year or a unit to check a pupil's learning after teaching.

Check learning throughout teaching to determine progress and decide next steps.

Usually detailed, specific, and provides descriptive feedback in words and in relation to success criteria that have been set.