This presentation covers assessment, including the assessment cycle and types of assessment. The assessment cycle includes initial assessment, assessment planning, assessment activity, assessment decision and feedback, and review of progress. Five types of assessment are discussed: initial, diagnostic, holistic, formative, and summative. Formative assessment occurs continuously throughout learning, while summative assessment typically happens at the end and counts toward qualification. The presentation provides examples of different assessment types.

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3. WHAT IS ASSESSMENT?
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ASSESSMENT USUALLY FOLLOWS A CYCLE:
Initial assessment – ascertaining information regarding your learners: for example, any specific assessment
requirements they may have or any further training and support that they may need. This information can be
obtained in a range of ways, for example, application forms, interviews, diagnostic tests and discussions. This
process might not always be carried out by you but the information obtained must be passed on to you. Initial
assessment is known as assessment forlearning, because it helps prepare learners for assessment and
identifies their potential.
Assessment planning – agreeing suitable types and methods of assessment with learners, setting
appropriate target dates and involving others as necessary, such as colleagues, witnesses or workplace
supervisors.
Assessment activity – using relevant approaches and activities, for example, observation, questioning,
assignments or gathering appropriate evidence of competence. Assessment can be formative (usually ongoing
and informal to check progress e.g. a discussion) and/or summative (usually at the end and formal e.g. a test).
Summative assessment is often known as assessment of learning because it counts towards the achievement
of something.

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ASSESSMENT USUALLY FOLLOWS A CYCLE:
Assessment decision and feedback – making a judgement of success or otherwise or allocating a grade
and advising how to achieve a higher grade in future. Providing constructive and developmental feedback
and agreeing upon any further action that may be necessary.
Review of progress – reviewing progress and achievement and discussing any other issues that may be
relevant to the learning and assessment process.
The cycle can then begin again with an initial assessment regarding the next area to be assessed. Records
should be maintained throughout all aspects of the assessment cycle and quality assurance activities
should take place on an ongoing basis.

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The
Assessment Cycle

7. Five frequently used assessment types are:
• Initial
• Diagnostic
• Holistic
• Formative
• Summative
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8. INITIAL ASSESSMENT
• Relevant initial assessment activities will obtain
information regarding learners
• For example, any specific assessment requirements
or needs they may have, or any further training and
support they may require
• This should take place prior to, or when learners
commence a particular programme or qualification
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9. DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT
• Diagnostic assessments help identify (i.e. diagnose)
a learner’s current skills, knowledge and
understanding towards a particular subject area
• They can also identify English, mathsand
information and communication technology (ICT)
skills
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10. HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT
• This is a method of assessing several aspects of a
unit, qualification, programme, or job specification
at the same time
• It should be a more efficient and quicker system as
one piece of good quality evidence, or a carefully
planned observation could cover several areas
• Holistic assessment enables learners to
demonstrate other aspects which might naturally
occur but which had not have been planned for
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11. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Formative assessment should take place continually
• Simply asking questions, and observing actions can
help assess ongoing progress
• Giving developmental feedback can enable learners
to progress further, before a summative assessment
takes place
• Formative assessment is usually informal and often
called assessment for learning as it prepares
learners for formal assessment
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12. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
• Summative assessments usually occur at the end of
a session, programme, topic, unit or full qualification
• They are usually formal and count towards the
achievement of a qualification
• Summative assessment is usually formal and often
called assessment oflearning as it assesses learning
has taken place
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13. TYPES OF ASSESSMENT
• Different subjects will require different types of assessment
• You will need to consider what type of assessment you need to
use and why
• You can then plan when, where and how this will take place

14. • - an initial assessment
• - to ascertain subject knowledge & skills
• - at the beginning of the programme
• - at the organisation
• - by questions and discussion
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15. ASSESSMENT METHODS
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Assessment methods are different to types
To be sure your learners are ready you could use activities, quizzes and smaller tasks for them to carry out on a formative
basis. This would make the assessment process more interesting and highlight any areas which need further
development before the summative assessment takes place.
Make sure you choose types and methods which are appropriate, and that the activities used cover all the required
assessment criteria.