Assessment

What is the purpose of the assessment? Based on my experience as a graduate student, the purpose of assessment is to measure how much learning students achieved in the course in order for the instructor to decide if students met the course competencies. So the purpose of the assessment is to “measure” how much learning students achieved from studying in the course. So the purpose of the assessment is only to “measure” learning. How I as a student will benefit from “measuring” the learning I achieved. How knowing that I received A, B, Or C will benefit my learning? If the purpose of education is student learning, then all components of education should be for student learning: the structure of the course should be for student learning, the content should be for student learning, teaching methods should be for student learning, assessment should be for students learning. I want to say that the purpose of the assessment should be to improve student learning, not only for measuring how much learning they achieved from studying in the course. Involving graduate students in the assessment process can improve their learning.