What does "continued assessment" mean?

Does it mean that the teacher take notes about our behaviour each day?

Does it mean that there is an exam every day?

Last semester we had a subject in which we learnt how to write an academic essay. We wrote a lot of essays and I believe this is necessary to improve writing skills. We did one essay per week, more or less. These are my marks.

 

The final mark is the weighted average point. Is this the meaning of “continued assessment”? What is the goal? I got a 3 over 10 the first time I wrote an academic essay; does it have any sense now? What is the worth of the final product? What is the value of the learning process? What is the meaning of a qualification?

 

Laura Sanz