ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATING STUDENT LEARNING (CSL)

Quality Assessment and CSL are processes that honour learning as a continuous journey that focuses on growth and improvement over time and provide a window into student learning. They are learner-centered practices that ensure that assessment is fair, transparent, equitable and responsive to all, and includes the following essential elements:

• Identify Learning Standards
• Design Learning Experiences
• Capture Evidence of Learning
• Communicate Learning

Through these essential elements, the assessment process becomes transparent and students develop shared ownership of their learning (voice). This leads to increased motivation, achievement, and independence.