It has been said that assessment drives learning i.e. by assessing students we force them to learn what we want them to learn. 1 Ian Hart explicitly illustrated this though by using the phrase 'Students learn what you inspect rather than what you expect them to learn' at the AMEE con- ference in Prague 1998.

How does assessment improve learning?

Assessments can provide evidence of learning

A system of well-constructed formative and summative assessments allows students to demonstrate their abilities and knowledge and then reflects how close they are to meeting educational goals and standards. Evidence from assessments can be directly beneficial to students.

What is the purpose of assessment as learning?

The purpose of assessment is to gather relevant information about student performance or progress, or to determine student interests to make judgments about their learning process.