What is a personal assessment?

What is the difference between assessment FOR student learning and assessment OF student learning?

• What is the difference between assessment FOR student learning and assessment OF student learning? If possible, please give a source with your answer.

• Answer:

  Assessment FOR student learning is usually taken first to show how much you know prior to taking a course. It tells the instructor what you know and what needs to be taught. Assessment OF student learning is taken at the end of a course to show how much you've learned. It shows if you've improved and learned more than you knew before.