To the Question of Modern Methods of Assessment Educational Outcomes of Students

This article describes one of the most important issues in pedagogy at the present time - the question of assessment of students. What should be the evaluation in terms of educational paradigm shift, what role do the mark and the assessment play and what is the difference between them. The article also touched upon the historical question of the appearance of "the mark" and "lesson point". It describes the process of formative assessment, gives the author´s definition and identifies the basic tools of formative assessment. Portfolio and student record book are considered as the main elements of the system of formative assessment. The article also mentions the main directions of assessing the achievement of the expected results of development of the basic educational program, including assessment of metasubject results using standardized metasubject works.