| Less emphasis on |
More emphasis on |
| Assessing what is easily measured |
Assessing what is most highly valued |
| Assessing discrete knowledge |
Assessing rich, well-structured knowledge |
| Assessing scientific knowledge |
Assessing scientific understanding and reasoning |
| Assessing to learn what students do not know |
Assessing to learn what students do understand |
| Assessing only achievement |
Assessing achievement and opportunity to learn |
| End of term assessments by teachers |
Students engaged in on going assessment of their work and that of others |
| Development of external assessments by measurement experts alone |
Teachers involved in the development of external assessments |