It is part of the "best practice" of evaluating student learning progress to ensure that students know at the outset what will be assessed, how it will be assessed, why it is to be assessed, when it will be assessed, and how the assessment will contribute to an evaluation of their learning progress. In communicating this information to students, instructors/teachers are providing an outline of expectations and what constitutes high quality work, as well as providing a process that enables students to evaluate their own work.

In formulating this information, instructors/teachers also have a means of communicating student learning progress to parents or guardians. This will have been prepared in developing the procedures that the instructor/teacher will use in making decisions about student learning progress.

A letter outlining the evaluation of student progress may be sent to parents or guardians at the beginning of a year, term, unit, or course. There may be a follow-up letter to parents or guardians. There are no hard-and-fast rules as to how often instructors/teachers may wish to communicate to parents concerning evaluation. However, once parents are informed of the evaluation plan for Driver Education, they are better prepared to provide support for their child's learning in the course.