While the report cards are issued to students in every academic year, does it help students learn better? Or does it allow parents to know how they can facilitate their kids' learning in school? This paper begins with elucidation of the various functions of a report card. Perception of parents about the report card is examined to understand if there is any gap between the proposed functions and the perceived ones. While the report card serves various functions, it is argued that one main purpose of classroom assessment, amongst others valued by both parents and students, is assessment for learning. To reach this goal, a report card should be designed to provide useful information that helps parents facilitate their kids’ progression in their studies.

In this research design, there are questions in the parent questionnaire tapping parents’ knowledge of the various functions of assessment, and ways of helping their kids’ progress in studies. Parents’ perceptions are used to locate gaps and discrepancies in their concepts and implementation of assessment for learning. Sample cases are used to answer questions: (1) How parents perceive their kids’ progress in learning, in the light of the kids’ current report card in school?; (2) How report card should be designed to help parents practice assessment for learning? Questionnaires are collected from 100 parents who have kids studying in primary schools. Analysis of data collected shows that parents want to have more information from the report card regarding the study of their kids so that they know how to faciliate their kids’ learning.