Assessment
Assessment occurs regularly throughout the teaching and learning cycle. Teachers use assessment information about individual students’ knowledge, skills and understanding and strengths and weaknesses to inform planning, programming, implementation and evaluation.
Assessment involves making judgements about students’ knowledge, skills and understanding in relation to the outcomes and content of the Mathematics syllabus. Students indicate their level of understanding, knowledge and skill development in what they do, what they say, and what they write and draw.
Assessment enables teachers to:
- determine the outcomes students have achieved in each of the strands of the Mathematics syllabus
- establish appropriate starting points for teaching and learning, and plan an appropriate teaching program to meet the needs of all students in their classroom
- identify students who are experiencing particular difficulties in Mathematics
- establish levels of achievement with reference to criteria for assessment and predetermined standards
- determine the strategies students are using
- organise students for teaching and learning experiences
- select resources that are appropriate to learner needs
- make reporting more specific and meaningful
- evaluate the effectiveness of teaching programs, teaching strategies and resources to indicate where teaching and learning needs to improve.