continuous assessment

British  

noun

1. the assessment of a pupil's progress throughout a course of study rather than exclusively by examination at the end of it

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Example Sentences

In December last year, the International Council of Education Advisers recommended scrapping "out of date" high school examinations and replacing them with continuous assessment.

From BBC

This year, the plan was meant to be continuous assessment, but schools having to go to online learning for almost four months during that time meant the system was adapted and ended up resembling what some branded "exams in all but name" without the study leave.

From BBC

Larry Flanagan said the continuous assessment model would need to change.

From BBC

The report said Scotland could identify ways of assessing pupils that could be used in senior phase, such as continuous assessment, which would be better suited to the aims of the CfE.

From BBC

Even before the pandemic, early-career researchers faced the pressures of continuous assessment, and a more competitive and less secure working atmosphere than those who came before them.

From Nature