Sunday, January 2, 2011

Purpose of Assessment

  1. Assessment for Learning – focuses on the desired goal. This can be achieved through processes such as sharing criteria with learners, effective questioning and feedback.

Learners learn best when:

    1. They understand clearly
    2. They are given feedback
    3. They are given advice
    4. They are fully involved

  1. Assessment as learning – reflecting on evidence of learning. Through this, learners become more aware of what they learn, how they learn and what helps them learn.

  1. Assessment of learning – involves working with the range of available evidence that enables staff and the wider assessment community to check on students’ progress and using this information in a number of ways. Judgement about students’ learning need to be dependable, meaning valid and reliable.