Moniz teaches a class on study skills to students entering the 9th grade. In her first class she asks students to complete a learning style inventory. The purpose of the learning style inventory is to determine what type of learner each student is - visual, auditory, or kinesthetic. She uses this to tailor instruction. Which of the following type of assessment would a learning style inventory be classified as?
A)Formative Assessment
B)Diagnostic Assessment
C)Summative Assessment
D)Criterion-based Assessment

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Diagnostic Assessment. The purpose of a diagnostic assessment is to discover what students know and can do, and where there may be areas of difficulty. A learning style inventory can provide data with which to determine best instructional practices based on a no-stakes assessment tool.

Moniz Teaches a Class on Study Skills to Students Entering