Which among the following is the main objective of assessment?

Assessment

• The systematic process of documenting and using empirical data on the knowledge, skill, attitudes, and beliefs to refine programs and improve student learning is known as assessment.
• Assessment's primary objective is to develop a deep understanding of what students know, understand and can do with their knowledge.
• 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. Hence, it aims to Collect information systematically to judge student's characteristics.
• Assessment is used to make inferences about the learning and development of students.
• It involves the process of defining, selecting, designing, collecting, analyzing, interpreting by using the information achieved from the assessment.
• It is done with the aim to increase students' learning and development.

​There are 3 types of assessment:

1. Assessment for Learning.
2. Assessment of Learning.
3. Assessment as Learning.

Therefore option 1 is correct.