: A critical comparison of high stakes testing and formative feedback.
Order Description
Main body of the assignment will be shaped by the methods you choose
? Your definition of what you understand assessment to mean. Followed by :
• Method 1 e.g. high stakes testing.
• A summative approach
• Theoretical underpinnings behind the approach e.g. its view of learning, the student and the role of the teacher
• Strengths and weaknesses of this approach
• Method 2 e.g. peer assessment
• A formative approach
• Theoretical underpinnings behind the approach e.g. its view of learning, the student and the role of the teacher
• Strengths and weaknesses of this approach
Conclusion
? Compare the two approaches and how they might be used in an assessment system e.g. a school, a college or university
? What are the implications of using these methods?
? What have you learned about assessment from doing this assignment that will inform your future practice as an educator?

Assignment title and further details (e.g. presentation length):
You will be asked to write an essay which critically compares two assessment methods that could be used to assess learning and how these may influence learners and learning. In your essay, you should:
• Identify what is being assessed, the learning outcomes and assessment criteria;
• Identify the two methods that you are comparing and why you have chosen these methods;
• Discuss the theoretical background and assessment approaches that the methods are situated within;
• Critically discuss the ways in which the methods influence learning and suggest implications for future assessment practices.
You must ensure that you provide evidence-informed examples of how the methods have been used to assess learners from the research field to support the argument(s) you are making in your essay.