Introduction to Assessment

Assessment for learning is an essential aspect of the primary school classroom as it supports professional educators in knowing and understanding their learners, while refining and making improvements for future learning. It can be said that assessment is an exceedingly broad area of education and is extensively discussed and contested among education professionals regarding how to use assessment effectively. This reflective compendium seeks to explore and evaluate some of the ways that assessment is conveyed within different types of educational settings, emphasising the diversity and significance of assessment to improve learning.