Assessment for Learning - What is Assessment for Learning?

The new DVD: Putting it all together is nearing completion and brings all elements of formative assessment into one practical classroom orientated DVD. It will be available mid-2008.

To purchase the Assessment for Learning DVDs click on the links below:

Effective feedback DVD
Peer feedback and student self-assessment DVD
Strategic questioning DVD
Putting it all together DVD

A book complementing the DVDs and the Assessment for Learning website: Using Assessment for Learning in the Classroom will be also available in June 2008.

Assessment for learning is not the same as assessment of learning.

Assessment of learning is assessment for accountability purposes, to determine a student's level of performance on a specific task or at the conclusion of a unit of teaching and learning. The information gained from this kind of assessment is often used in reporting.

Assessment for learning, on the other hand, acknowledges that assessment should occur as a regular part of teaching and learning and that the information gained from assessment activities can be used to shape the teaching and learning process.