Types and Features of Assessment

4 Types 

1. Before Instruction Assessment: takes place before instruction occurs - to provide us with a baseline 
2. During Instruction Assessment: (formative assessment - assessment for learning) Diagnostic - to help ourselves and students to know how their doing, if they need help, or if they need to do something differently
3. After Instruction Assessment: (assessment of learning) 
4. Assessment as Learning: dimension of metta cognition (thinking about our thinking) - becoming aware of our own learning 

3 Features

1. Reliability - assessment instrument yield, constant/predictable results - results are reproducible, stable and dependable 
2. Validity - measures what it claims to measure
3. Fairness - no barriers - all learners have the same opportunity to learn and demonstrate their skills