Essay On Assessment In Education

Above I have discussed teaching and learning at great lengths but not much has been said about assessment. Assessment is an integral part of any education system. It is how one determines whether a learner has learnt or understood what has been taught, it is a means of quantifying a teachers success. Assessment is a way to determine what a learner knows, can do and understands. Assessment is the method used in educational institutions (schools, universities) to determine whether a person has gained sufficient knowledge in that discipline. Assessment can be informal, formative or summative. I believe that assessment is happening all the time. In a classroom you are continually assessing understanding by looking at how learners are responding to the information, to the worksheet, the activity, the demonstration. During TE I designed assessment tasks. It was not as easy as I thought it was. I designed practical work assessments that were based on the data learners obtained from doing an experiment; I designed class tests at the end of each section and random spot tests (Please see Appendix D). The game I mentioned above was also a form of assessment – informal assessment. Assessment is all about timing and positioning. It is

Science education promotes logic, critical thinking and problem – solving skills. Einstein believes that the goal of education is “to produce independently thinking and acting individuals” (Council, 2007). Science education equips people with skills necessary to make informed decisions in society. It is not always the knowledge that is important but also the attitudes that science education values. Science education values honesty, team work, safety, integrity and respect. Attitudes in science are an objective of science education that will contribute to a learner’s development as a thoughtful and responsible member of community (Science Aims and