Assessment in Spanish Since language is acquired in a spiralling and recursive process, students must be guaranteed a stimulating environment where risk taking is encouraged and where errors are viewed as a natural and informative part of language development. When students understand the role of errors, they are able to make confident decisions about when to take risks and when to edit carefully for accuracy. About Assessment in General Assessment is the systematic process of gathering information about students' learning in order to describe what they know, are able to do, and are working toward. From the evidence and information collected in assessments, teachers describe each student's learning and performance. They use this information to provide students with ongoing feedback, plan further instructional and learning activities, set subsequent learning goals, and determine areas for further instruction and intervention.
Teachers determine the purpose, aspects, or attributes of learning on which to focus the assessment.
They also decide when to collect the evidence and which assessment methods, tools, or techniques are most appropriate. Assessment focusses on the critical or significant aspects of the learning that students will be asked to demonstrate. Students benefit when they clearly understand the learning goals and learning expectations. Student performance is evaluated from the information collected through assessment activities. Teachers use their insight, knowledge about learning, and experience with students, along with the specific criteria they establish, to make judgments about student performance in relation to learning outcomes.