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ASSIGNMENT 4 2026
DUE SEPTEMBER 2026
QUESTION 1: ANALYSING ASSESSMENT PRACTICE [25]
Appropriate
Selected Feature: Number Concept from the
or Analysis and Justification
and Brief Description Concept Box
Problematic?
This practice is a clear example of
assessment for learning (AfL). AfL is a
formative approach where assessment is
integrated into the teaching and learning
1. Teacher's Speech
process to inform and guide students before
Bubble: A teacher points
the final performance (Earl, 2013). By sharing
to a chalkboard and says,
the criteria and expectations in advance, the
"Before you begin, please Assessment for
Appropriate teacher is making the learning goals and
look at the criteria. This learning
standards of quality transparent. This
shows what will be
proactive strategy helps students understand
expected in your
what is expected of them, allowing them to
presentation."
self-regulate and direct their efforts towards
meeting those criteria, which is a core function
of AfL to promote student success (Black &
Wiliam, 1998).
This rule represents an over-application of
standardisation, which refers to the practice of
administering and scoring assessments under
3. Classroom Rule
uniform, fixed conditions (Mertler, 2017).
Bubble: A speech bubble
While standardisation can be useful for
states, "Everyone must
ensuring fairness in large-scale, high-stakes
complete the task in Problematic Standardisation
tests, applying it inflexibly to classroom tasks
exactly the same way."
is problematic. It ignores the diverse learning
Two students work
styles, strengths, and needs of individual
side-by-side.
students. Requiring everyone to complete a
task in "exactly the same way" does not
accommodate different pathways to
ASSIGNMENT 4 2026
DUE SEPTEMBER 2026
QUESTION 1: ANALYSING ASSESSMENT PRACTICE [25]
Appropriate
Selected Feature: Number Concept from the
or Analysis and Justification
and Brief Description Concept Box
Problematic?
This practice is a clear example of
assessment for learning (AfL). AfL is a
formative approach where assessment is
integrated into the teaching and learning
1. Teacher's Speech
process to inform and guide students before
Bubble: A teacher points
the final performance (Earl, 2013). By sharing
to a chalkboard and says,
the criteria and expectations in advance, the
"Before you begin, please Assessment for
Appropriate teacher is making the learning goals and
look at the criteria. This learning
standards of quality transparent. This
shows what will be
proactive strategy helps students understand
expected in your
what is expected of them, allowing them to
presentation."
self-regulate and direct their efforts towards
meeting those criteria, which is a core function
of AfL to promote student success (Black &
Wiliam, 1998).
This rule represents an over-application of
standardisation, which refers to the practice of
administering and scoring assessments under
3. Classroom Rule
uniform, fixed conditions (Mertler, 2017).
Bubble: A speech bubble
While standardisation can be useful for
states, "Everyone must
ensuring fairness in large-scale, high-stakes
complete the task in Problematic Standardisation
tests, applying it inflexibly to classroom tasks
exactly the same way."
is problematic. It ignores the diverse learning
Two students work
styles, strengths, and needs of individual
side-by-side.
students. Requiring everyone to complete a
task in "exactly the same way" does not
accommodate different pathways to
