A teacher sets goals for a subject, and then some tutoring sessions follow, in which students, under the teacher's guidance, master the content. The final step is then often a test and a grade. This is a fairly classic way. The test aims to determine whether the students know enough, also known as a summative assessment.
Nowadays, we know that it is wise to also measure where the students stand at that moment. This is more of an interim measurement that gives the teacher and students much information; we call this formative assessment.
In this section, you will read more about how to design your test to test the students in a valid, reliable and transparent way.
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