What does Assessment for Learning aim to achieve?

Assessment for Learning is primarily focused on understanding students' progress and planning the next steps in their learning process. This type of assessment is formative, allowing educators to gain insights into students’ strengths and weaknesses as they learn. By gathering data on how well students are understanding concepts along the way, teachers can make informed adjustments to their instructional strategies to better support individual learning needs.

This approach emphasizes continuous monitoring of student learning, which helps in identifying areas where students may struggle, thus enabling timely interventions. The goal is to foster a supportive learning environment where students can grow and improve based on ongoing feedback, rather than simply measuring their performance at a single point in time.