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Table 2. The Principles of Assessment as, for, as Learning

Aspect Type of Assessment
AaL AfL AoL

Definition It is an assessment as It is assessment to support It is assessment

learning to learn. of learning as measurement.
Actor Students Teachers Teachers

Media Formative Formative Summative

Method SA/PA Teachers’ feedback Teachers’
assessment

Aim It assesses students' It determines a student's It ascertains the

strengths and learning progress and academic
weaknesses while also learning needs based on performance of

encouraging learning objectives. students.
metacognition and self-

directed learning.

After studying the aims of A3, the researcher believes that

assessment is a vehicle for educational improvement rather than an end

in itself. Assessment is concerned not just with learning results but also

with the learning process. Traditional assessments, which regard

assessment as a separate activity from learning and are typically used

to quantify students' learning outcomes, should be changed with

assessments that focus on learning improvement.

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