... learners being tested. It can also improve the quality of the learning experience for the learners.An essential starting point is to be aware of the reasons why you are assessing the students, and how to design an assessment that will fulfil your needs.1 Assessment tasks can have following three purposes: 1. Motivating students, to learn and to explore and practise and show what they have learned. 2. They can lead directly to learning, through requiring students to make sense of what they already know, to link what they know to new knowledge, and to undertake activities which result in learning. 3. Give feedback to students to guide their future learning, and determine the student's qualification, or progression to further study. Principles of assessment It is important to explain some of the fundamental principles, which need to be applied to the design of an assessment strategy. The assessment process should operate fairly for all ...

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