Best Practice
Assessment
Effective summative assessment should:
- Be clear in its purpose
- Follow awarding body requirements
- Have guidelines that are clear to students
- Be assessed according to strict objectives
- Have clear deadlines
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The assessment process should be designed to ensure the learner is guided towards a successful completion and attainment (outcomes)
Effective formative assessment should:
- Be well planned to select appropriate methods
- Use a variety of methods
- Be differentiated
- Engage the student with the assessment objectives
- Have clear and constructive feedback
- Have a purpose that is easily understood by students
- Inform students how to improve
- Lead to targets for improvement
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