Assessment in secondary music
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# 1 Key issue 1: What is assessment for?

Assessment is typically categorised into two main types:

- formative – assessment for learning
- summative – assessment of learning.

## Table 1 Types of assessment

Informal assessment | Formal assessment
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Formative assessment: questioning feedback target setting discussing criteria with learners ‘closing the gap’ activities self-assessment, e.g. in relation to performance and composition portfolio assessment | Summative assessment: performance examination written examination aural examination end-of-term project portfolio assessment

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