Distinguishing formative and summative assessment

One of the skills needed by TVET assessors is to distinguish between formative and summative assessment.

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April 07, 2025 – 6 min read

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Distinguishing formative and summative assessment

Assessment functions contributing to quality assurance and best practice

Assessment functions contributing to quality assurance and best practice

Assessment is the cornerstone of quality in TVET, providing evidence that programmes meet occupational standards while informing teaching decisions and enabling equitable learning outcomes.

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Identifying individual learner needs and recognition of prior learning

Identifying individual learner needs and recognition of prior learning

Assessment is not simply a moment when a learner passes or fails; it is a diagnostic tool that reveals what a person can already do, what they cannot yet do, and what might be preventing them from demonstrating competence.

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Measurement and Recording of Achievement in Assessments

Measurement and Recording of Achievement in Assessments

Assessment in vocational and technical education is fundamentally about judging whether a learner can do what a qualification or job requires, and then recording that judgement in a clear, reliable way.

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TVET Trainer • Assessment

Understand How to Involve Learners and Others in Assessment

Understand How to Involve Learners and Others in Assessment

Assessment within vocational education is most effective when it is not something that is simply done to learners, but rather a process in which they are actively engaged.

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