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Avoca Beach Public School

Avoca Beach Public School

Providing opportunities and success in a caring, safe environment.

Telephone02 4382 1416

Emailavocabch-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Assessment

What is Assessment?

Assessment is the process of collecting evidence of students' knowledge, skills and understandings in order to draw information about that student's current level of attainment. As a school we undertake both formal and in-formal assessment activities to collect information about students' learning.

To gather the information we need we use a variety of assessment methods because not all methods are capable of providing information about all kinds of learning. For example, some kinds of learning are best assessed by observing students; some by having students complete projects or make products; and others by having students' complete paper and pen tasks. We also use a variety of assessment tasks to provide opportunities for every student to demonstrate what they know, understand and can do and to give students multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning in a range of contexts. This ensures we can draw on a wide range of evidence and develop a complete picture of your child's achievement.