Assessment

=Assessment and Reporting= Assessment is the ongoing process of gathering, analysing and reflecting on evidence to make informed and consistent judgements to improve future student learning. Assessment for improved student learning and deep understanding requires a range of assessment practices to be used with three overarching purposes: Reporting is the process by which assessment information is communicated to help students, parents, teachers and the system to make decisions by providing information about what students know and can do, together with recommendations for their future learning.
 * Purposes of assessment**
 * Assessment FOR learning - occurs when teachers use inferences about student progress to inform their teaching
 * Assessment AS learning - occurs when students reflect on and monitor their progress to inform their future learning goals
 * Assessment OF learning - occurs when teachers use evidence of student learning to make judgements on student achievement against goals and standards.
 * We assess students to:**
 * Plan future curriculum for students
 * Ensure appropriate correlation between curriculum focus and learning outcomes
 * Enable teachers to evaluate present curriculum
 * Provide information for parents through written reports, parent/teacher interviews regarding progress.
 * Encourage students to monitor their own progress.
 * Information on student progress and achievement is provided for parents in the form of:**
 * Parent-Teacher interviews at the beginning of and mid year
 * Written reports in June and December.
 * Parents are welcome at anytime to request informal interviews throughout the year.

Preston North East P.S. also has a strong focus on assessment for teaching through participation in the Melbourne University Assessment Learning Project (ALPS). This project is an integral part of the Northern Metropolitan Region AIZ initiative.