ABSTRACT
This chapter considers how assessment is central to planning, teaching, learning and evaluation. All these aspects are interdependent and contribute towards the holistic and cyclical process of learning, so assessment should not be considered in isolation. The process of assessing helps teachers make judgements of what to teach, and whether pupils are developing, consolidating or secure in their understanding and their skills. We review the terminology associated with assessment, what assessment is and how it is assessed in design and technology, who is involved in the processes of assessment, summative assessment procedures in design and technology and, finally, recording and communicating assessments.
