Education

                                                 Definition   “Assessment in education is a process of gathering, interpreting recording and using information about learner responses to an educational task”   TYPES OF ASSESSMENT   1- Placement Assessment This type of assessment is concerned with the entry performance and typically focuses on the question “Does the learner possess the knowledge and skills needed to begin the planned instruction?” 2- Formative Assessment  (Assessment  for  learning) This type of assessment is used to monitor the learning progress of the students during the instruction. In this process, teacher assessed weather the students achieved the intended learning outcomes set for a particular lesson. 3- Diagnostic Assessment This type of assessment is used to identify the learning difficulties of the students regarding the topics to be discussed  or  the other external factor like environment, classroom sitting etc.   4- Summative Assessment  (Assessment  of  lea