The Importance Of Classroom Assessment Standards

Education as a social institution is subject to change in response to social dynamics. Changes in the curriculum is needed to change the approaches and methods of teaching and learning and to change the usual ways of assessing students. Assessments must be consistent to let students engage in learning, to reveal changes in student understanding over time. The purpose of this is not only to inform instructional practice but to encourage and uplift students to take responsibility of their learning. This has been the foundation for creating a stable assessment system.

One of the integral part of teaching and learning is the Classroom assessment practices conducted by the teachers. Teachers may not know if students are learning or progressing without assessment practices. These Classroom Assessment Standards comprises a set of standards and related guidelines accepted by professional organizations as indicative of consistent and accurate classroom assessment practices. These standards and related guidelines identify the issues to consider when exercising the professional judgment required for fair and equitable classroom assessment for all students. The results from classroom assessments that adhere to these standards and guidelines can then be used by teachers, students, and, where appropriate, parents/guardians, to better foster student learning.

Accurate and true evidence on student achievement is widely understood to be important for effective teaching, as it become an