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Which of the following are true of assessment purposes? a. To assess the skills and competencies acquired by learners over a period of time. b. To inform the learners about their learning with reference to their peers c. To inform learners to compete well with others in her classroom. d. To inform teachers about their learners' grammatical fluency at the end of the year.

Which of the following are true of assessment purposes? a. To assess the skills and competencies acquired by learners over a period of time. b. To inform the learners about their learning with reference to their peers c. To inform learners to compete well with others in her classroom. d. To inform teachers about their learners' grammatical fluency at the end of the year. Correct Answer <span style="">a and b are correct</span>

Assessment is done to determine the outcomes (what students have learned), process (the way they learned), and their approach to the learning before, during, or after the program or course.

Key Points 

Purpose of assessment:  

  • Providing credible feedback on learning.
  • Motivating children to develop an interest in the study.
  • Providing feedback to each pupil about his/her progress in study.
  • Informing learners about their learning with reference to their peers.
  • Giving feedback to the teacher about the effectiveness of his/her teaching. 
  • Assessing the skills and competencies acquired by learners over a period of time.
  • Enhancing the teaching-learning process so that the learning of students can be benefitted.
  • Assessing the remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating abilities of learners.

Hence, it could be concluded that a and b are correct of assessment purposes.

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