The fourth purpose is to determine whether a KLA/topic outcome has been achieved. In an educational sense this is the main purpose of assessment, as the ultimate goal of education is to encourage and facilitate learning.
study skills noun Education (originally US) methods and techniques that aid effective learning, especially viewed as a set of skills that can be acquired or taught; the ability to study effectively.
Short Definition: understanding Definition: a putting together in the mind, hence: understanding, practical discernment, intellect. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4907 sÃ½nesis (from 4920 /synÃ­Ämi) â properly, facts joined together for holistic understanding, i.e. synthesized reasoning that joins implicit (indirect) truths for comprehension. See also 4920 (synÃ­Ämi). For the believer, this connects the dots through sanctified, inductive reasoning (done under God).