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Assessment in Learning: A Concept Map

See how assessment types, purposes, methods and feedback connect in one map. Upload your own notes or slides to create a map for your course.

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What you get: Interactive mind maps of the main ideas and how they connect. Free: overview maps (detailed maps on your first 3 creations). Plus: detailed maps with supporting concepts.
Exports: Your first PDF or PNG export is free; Plus exports anytime.
Price: Free plan: 5 creations a week, up to 3 a day. Plus: $9.99/month or $99.90/year (USD; local prices at checkout).
Sign-up: A free account is required before you create anything (Google or email). No credit card.
What you can upload: PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), plain text or Markdown, and images (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF), or type a topic. One file per creation on the free plan; several at once on Plus.

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Study Assessment Concepts Visually

Turn course notes into a clear map of assessment types, purposes and methods.

Map Your Own Course Material

Upload lecture slides, a PDF or text notes and get a concept map of assessment topics.

Connect Types and Purposes

See how formative and summative assessment link to goals, methods and feedback.

Test Yourself From the Map

Turn the finished map into a quiz to check how well you understand assessment.

How to Build an Assessment Concept Map

Three steps from your notes to a study-ready map of assessment in learning.

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Add Your Notes or Topic
Upload a PDF, slides or text file, or type the topic assessment in learning.
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AI Builds the Map
The AI organizes your material into branches for purposes, types, methods and feedback.
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Study, Expand and Quiz
Expand any branch, edit the wording, then export the map or quiz yourself on it.

Concept Maps for Assessment Concepts

A concept map about assessment in learning shows how the main ideas connect. Assessment is the process of gathering evidence about what learners know and can do. It divides into branches: the purpose of assessment, the types used at different stages, the methods used to collect evidence, and the feedback and grading that follow. Seeing these links helps students and teachers plan how learning is measured.

Purposes: diagnostic, formative and summative goals of assessment
Types: formative and summative assessment and when each is used
Methods: quizzes, projects, essays, observations and performance tasks
Feedback: comments and guidance that help learners improve
Grading: criteria, scores and reporting of achievement

Use the map to review before an exam, plan your own assessments or explain the topic to others. To build a map from your own course notes, create one with CogniGuide.

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Assessment in Learning: Common Questions

Answers to key questions about assessment and how to map them.

What is the difference between formative and summative assessment?

Formative assessment happens during learning and guides teaching and practice. Summative assessment happens at the end of a unit or course and measures how much was learned, often through a final test, exam or graded project.

Why is feedback important in assessment?

Feedback tells learners what they did well and what to improve. When it is specific and timely, it helps students close gaps between their current work and the learning goal.

Can I build an assessment map from my own notes?

Yes. Upload a PDF, Word or PowerPoint file, a text or Markdown file, or an image, and CogniGuide creates a mind map with expandable branches you can edit.

Can I turn the map into a quiz?

Yes. A CogniGuide map can be turned into a quiz to test your understanding. The same notes can also become flashcards. There is a free plan with 5 creations a week.