Prep to Year 10 Assessment – Assessment Tools

Familiarisation and discussion tools

The following tools are designed to help schools develop and deepen a common understanding of what assessment means. The tools examine formative assessment and the purpose of assessment for learning, as learning and of learning.

Defining assessment for our school tool (PDF - 32Kb) - this tool is designed to help develop a common understanding of assessment in a school.

Benefits of assessment tools (PDF - 28Kb) - this tool provides an opportunity to deepen understanding of the purpose of assessment. It was designed to promote teacher discussion around the purpose of assessment.

Exploring the purposes of assessment tool (Word - 51Kb) - this tool explores assessment for learning and assessment as learning, and how to use these approaches to influence learning.

Reflection tool (Word - 26Kb) - this tool can be used as a discussion starter around assessment practices and also as a vehicle to share powerful assessment practices in your school.

Numeracy assessment guide (PDF - 51Kb) - this numeracy assessment guide provides an overview and advice on some effective numeracy assessment approaches.