Hi Robin,

Diagnostic assessment is a kind of formative assessment of a  
student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills used by a  
teacher to adapt instruction to meet the student's unique needs.

David

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net

On Jul 31, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Robin Millar wrote:


> Hello, I am writing an article on diagnostic assessment and I am  

> looking

> for a definition.  I know what it is and that's what I end up

> describing.  But I'm wondering if people have a definition they use.

> Help is welcome!  Robin Millar

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