Assessment can serve different 
           Assessment can serve different 
                            purposes
                            purposes
      Assign grades, certify 
       Assign grades, certify 
       mastery
       mastery                            Judgment
                                            Judgment
      Determine progress
       Determine progress
      Identify strengths and 
       Identify strengths and 
       weaknesses
       weaknesses
      Motivate students to study
       Motivate students to study
                                          Learning
      Create learning activity             Learning
       Create learning activity
      Give feedback to students
       Give feedback to students
      Give feedback to teachers
       Give feedback to teachers
        Use assessment to foster learning, learn about 
        Use assessment to foster learning, learn about 
                 learning and improve learning.
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       Assessment assesses the extent to 
       Assessment assesses the extent to 
         which programme objectives are 
         which programme objectives are 
                          achieved
                          achieved
                General and subject objectives
                 General and subject objectives
                Process and product objectives
                 Process and product objectives
                Knowledge and skills objectives
                 Knowledge and skills objectives
           Match assessment tasks to objectives.
            Match assessment tasks to objectives.
                Make criteria explicit and clear.
                Make criteria explicit and clear.
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        Different methods are appropriate for 
        Different methods are appropriate for 
       different assessment purposes and for 
       different assessment purposes and for 
              different programme objectives
              different programme objectives
         Quiz
           Quiz                                 Performance
                                                 Performance
         Examination
           Examination                          Journal
                                                 Journal
         Essay 
           Essay                                Portfolio
                                                 Portfolio
         Multiple choice
           Multiple choice                      Self assessment
                                                 Self assessment
         Report
           Report                               Peer assessment
                                                 Peer assessment
         Dissertation / thesis
           Dissertation / thesis                Group assessment
                                                 Group assessment
         Project
           Project                              Concept maps
                                                 Concept maps
         Composition
           Composition                          Heuristics
                                                 Heuristics
                           Use a mix of methods.
                           Use a mix of methods.
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           Continuous assessment
           Continuous assessment
   Sept                                                 Jan
            A1       A2        A3        A4      A5   
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         Characteristics of CASS
         Characteristics of CASS
    Uses a variety of tasks
     Uses a variety of tasks
    Measures a range of attributes
     Measures a range of attributes
    Takes place over a period of time
     Takes place over a period of time
    Creates regular teacher-student interaction
     Creates regular teacher-student interaction
    Makes reference to past, present and future
     Makes reference to past, present and future
    Synthesises information about learners
     Synthesises information about learners
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