Assessment FOR, AS, and OF Learning¹

• Assessment FOR learning (formative assessment) involves the use of information about student progress to support and improve student learning, inform instructional practices, and:
• is teacher-driven for student, teacher, and parent use;
• occurs throughout the teaching and learning process, using a variety of tools; and
• engages teachers in providing differentiated instruction, feedback to students to enhance their learning, and information to families in support of learning.

• Assessment AS learning (formative assessment) actively involves student reflection on learning, monitoring of his/her own progress, and:
• supports students in critically analyzing learning related to curricular outcomes;
• is student-driven with teacher guidance; and
• occurs throughout the learning process.

• Assessment OF learning (formative assessment) involves teachers’ use of evidence of student learning to make judgements about student achievement and
• provides opportunity to report evidence of achievement related to curricular outcomes;
• occurs at the end of a learning cycle using a variety of tools;
• provides the foundation for discussions on placement or promotion. Evaluation compares assessment information against criteria based on curriculum outcomes for the purpose of communicating to students, teachers, families/caregivers, and others about student progress; and to make informed decisions about the teaching and learning process.

¹Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. (2009). Mathematics 9. (pp. 39-40) https://www.edonline.sk.ca/bbcswebdav/xid-181799_1