Assessment Literacy: Assessment, Learning Progress, and Accurate and Fair Grading according to Outcome-based Education

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation ( MHESI) has announced the

Outcome-Based Education (OBE) model to drive Thai higher education forward. The key idea of OBE is to determine a clear picture of what the learners must know, understand, and be able to do, to organize structure of teaching, and to design assessments to ensure that learners have achieved the expected outcomes. This article aims to present an assessment literacy as a key aspect of improving learners’ learning, in accordance with the spirit of OBE, in that involved people, especially teachers, need to learn and understand. Assessment literacy consists of an assessment, learning progress, and an accurate and fair grading. The article also provides the concepts for assessment literacy and practice to reflect the concept in a concrete way in order to adjust the assessment in line with the principles of the OBE.