What are Assessment Criteria?

• A. Points assigned to each assessment criterion.
• B. The schedule of assessments.
• C. The names of the examiners.
• D. The ideal scoring curve.

Answer: (A)

Assessment criteria describe the specific elements that will be judged in a piece of work and how many points each element is worth. They set out exactly what features the assessor will look for, with descriptors that show what constitutes different levels of performance. This lets students know what to aim for and ensures marking is fair and consistent because all work is evaluated against the same standards. The other options refer to things not about what is being judged: the schedule tells you when assessments happen, the names of examiners are who marks it, and the ideal scoring curve is about how marks are distributed rather than what is being assessed.