ASSESSMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE Assessment Assessment can be defined as the systematic collection of information about student learning, using the time, knowledge, expertise, and resources available, in order to inform decision about how to improve learning. Term assessment is used to describe the tests,surveys and exams. It aims at the continuing improvement of student development. The purpose of assessment is to provide information on student achievement and progress and set the direction
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM Gandhi Babu Shanampoodi Asst. Professor Of English, Andhra Loyola Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India ABSTRACT Assessment of performance is an integral part of any process of learning and teaching. This paper attempts to look at the role and importance of assessment and the advantages of evaluation. The major problem of teaching English language, for teachers, has been assessing and evaluating
Assessment and evaluation is an instrument that is used to measure the performance of teachers and students. It is an integral part of teaching and learning process. Assessment aids in decision making as it determines whether or not the goal of education are being met. It plays a major role in how students learn, their motivation to learn and how teachers teach. It also enables one to think: “are we teaching what we think we are teaching?” “Are students learning what they are supposed to be learning
1. Task One: Chapter One Terminology a. Alternative assessment – alternative assessment refers to tests that measures performance in ways other than traditional paper and pencil exams b. LEP – Limited English Proficiency is used to describe is a term used to refer to students who cannot speak English very well c. ELL – English Language Learner refers to a person learning English in addition to his/her native language d. Performance assessment – A type of tests where, rather than selecting ready-made
alike. Assessment strategies adopt the required changes and needed development to enhance the learning and delivery methods. Innovation and flexible approaches are a must for the application of methods of assessing for learning, especially when it comes to examination procedures. We need to adapt this culture of assessment for learning in order to meet all requirements. As educators, we also know that our students have diverse needs and have different capabilities with a variety of learning styles
Another argument in favour of Afl is that the teacher makes use of the formative assessments to enforce the intrinsic value of education to the children rather than on the extrinsic value. Also, motivate the children to polish their strong points but at the same time be focused on furnishing the skills at which they have a lower proficiency (OECD, 2008). I realised this in my teaching experience where the learning objective was the understanding of the imperative verbs. I started my lesson with a
enhance the higher order thinking skills among learners, is through assessment. Assessments are now widely administered as means to improve teaching and learning. Specifically, it may also be seen as an everyday, on-going part of teaching and learning in the classroom. Assessing the academic achievement of every student is an essential part in order to develop or enhancing their higher order thinking skills. By conducting assessment, teachers’ therefore could identify necessary adjustment that need
the quality of English language learning assessment and evaluation process in the educational system. Evaluation is a wider concept than testing and measurement, and is designed to judge the worth of all the educational outcomes brought about as a result of teaching learning process. Inthis process the students come to know their own drawbacks and try to improve. Thus, it helps the teacher in diagnosing the difficulty in learning. Because in a continuous assessment of the student day-to-day progress
Introduction Recent research on classroom assessment has focused on the interaction between assessment and learning with a hope that improvement in classroom assessment would result in effective learning. As a result, a variety of alternatives in assessment have been proposed and researched. Alternatives in assessment have become popular for that they require students to perform, produce, and create; focus both on processes and products; tap into higher level thinking and problem-solving skills;
According to Moss (2012, p. 235), “assessment is a process of collecting and interpreting evidence of student progress to inform reasoned judgments about what a student or group of students knows relative to the identified learning goals” and the process by which the assessment is carried out solely depends on the purpose of the assessment. In order to carry out a quality assessment, Clarke (2014) states that five key points must be considered when constructing an assessment and include clear purpose, clear