Elements of Effective Assessment

There are three forms of assessment that all important to include, which are assessment for, as, and of learning. Assessment for learning is assessment that informs your plans and direction as an educator. Assessment as learning is when the assessment itself is used as a learning tool and is often in the form of self-assessment. Lastly, assessment of learning is an assessment that evaluates how well the student understands the lesson and is often in the form of a summative assessment. In class, we broke off into groups and shared specific examples of what assessment for, as, and of learning can look like in the drama classroom. The following are the examples shared in class: 

	Assessment for Learning	Assessment as learning	Assessment of learning
Activity	Connection web to see students’ initial thoughts and understandings	Position mapping to see how students understand a concept during/after a lesson with a written reflective piece	Writing in role
Assessment Tool	Checklist for concepts, video recording, and anecdotal notes	Anecdotal notes and photos of class	Rubric