Roles And Purposes Of Assessment In Education

Roles and Purposes of Assessment in Education

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Roles of classroom assessment 1. Assessment serves as a basic mechanism for generating data that support evaluative decisions and policies at the various levels of educational institutions. 2. Accountability – the responsibility of educators and educational institutions to demonstrate that schooling is yielding the expected results in term of student performance is an integral part of how public education systems operate.

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Roles of classroom assessment 3. Basically, the purpose of assessment can be divided into four general purposes: (a) Instructional decisions – determine the expected learning outcomes – revising instructional objectives – information on remedial/enrichment works

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Roles of classroom assessment (b) Guidance decisions – students need guidance in their choice of vocations, educational programs and personal problems. Help students to develop accurate self-concepts (c) Administrative decisions – provide information for selection, classification and placement decisions

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Roles of classroom assessment (d) Research decisions – research decisions cut across the three preceding types of decisions. Thus research decisions are being made whenever information is gathered as a prelude to decision making

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Roles of classroom assessment 4. Apart from that, assessment is applied in: • Classroom teaching and decision-making • Diagnosing needs of students • Planning appropriate interventions for mainstream and special education • Setting graduation requirements

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Roles of classroom assessment 4. Apart from that, assessment is applied in: • Classroom teaching and decision-making • Diagnosing needs of students • Planning appropriate interventions for mainstream and special education • Setting graduation requirements

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Roles of classroom assessment • Evaluating how well programs and services are functioning • Admitting individuals to special programs • Providing access or opportunities in selective programs • Licensing and credentialing educational professionals

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Purpose of assessment Assessment of learning i. Assessment of learning refers to strategies designed to confirm what students know, demonstrate whether or not they have met curriculum outcomes or the goals of their individualized programs, or to certify proficiency and make decisions about students’ future programs or placements

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Purpose of assessment Assessment of learning ii. It is designed to provide evidence of achievement to parents, other educators, the students themselves and sometimes to outside groups (e.g., employers, other educational institutions).

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Purpose of assessment Assessment of learning iii. Assessment of Learning is the assessment that becomes public and results in statements or symbols about how well students are learning. It often contributes to pivotal decisions that will affect students’ futures. It is important, then, that the underlying logic and measurement of assessment of learning be credible and defensible

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Purpose of assessment Assessment for learning i. The emphasis shifts from summative to FORMATIVE assessment in Assessment for Learning. ii. Assessment for Learning happens during the learning, often more than once, rather than at the end. iii. Students understand exactly what they are to learn, what is expected of them and are given feedback and advice on how to improve their work.

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Purpose of assessment Assessment for learning iv. In Assessment for Learning, teachers use assessment as an investigable tool to find out as much as they can about what their students know and can do, and what confusions, preconceptions, or gaps they might have.

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Purpose of assessment Assessment for learning v. The wide variety of information that teachers collect about students’ learning processes provides the basis for determining what they need to do next to move student learning forward. It provides the basis for providing descriptive feedback for students and deciding on groupings, instructional strategies, and resources.

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Purpose of assessment Assessment as learning i.

Assessment as learning is based on the conviction that students are capable of becoming adaptable, flexible, and independent in their learning and decision-making. When teachers involve students and promote their independence, they are giving them the tools to undertake their own learning wisely and well.

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Purpose of assessment Assessment as learning ii. To become independent learners, students must develop sophisticated combinations of skills, attitudes, and dispositions. Self-monitoring and evaluation are complex and difficult skills that do not develop quickly or spontaneously.

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Purpose of assessment Assessment as learning iv. Like any other complex set of skills, becoming metacognitively aware requires modelling and teaching on the part of the teacher, and practice on the part of the student

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Shifting the balance

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Tutorial

Discuss the teachers’ roles and give an example in Assessment as Learning, Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning

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