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Purpose of Assessment for Adult Learners

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TENAYA WATSON
CUR 528/ATWOOD
OCTOBER 26, 2015

Purpose of Assessment

Overview of the
Learning Process

for Adult Learners


Assessments could capture the moment for adult learners by providing an overall picture of learning
abilities, opportunities to take a closer look at the learning skills, and areas needed for additional intervention.
According to instructor Teresa Spanella in the article The Importance of assessment in Education (2015),
assessments in education are referenced as showing importance in the learning process and gives an
overview if learning objectives have been met in the classroom (para. 2-4). These broad outlooks on the
learning process could provide important tips of additional information needed to achieve improved learning and
classroom success.
When answering the question, why use assessments? different perspectives should be taken into
consideration. These perspectives could vary from students thriving to learn content, teachers gaining feedback
for ongoing instruction, schools and educational departments catering to faculty needs, and organizations gearing
to gather data. Although perspectives could vary from person-to-person in the classroom, assessments are
important for the following reasons: Reveal ranges of scores for high and low levels of learning, gain feedback
periodically through the learning process, and to show where areas of need are for learners to gain improvement
and/or review content. Spanella also references assessments as high motivators in the classroom allowing for
moments of harder work from learners (2015, para. 7). If assessments are utilized consistently in the learning
process, students could be encouraged to work towards improved learning outcomes.
Student retention rates could also be disclosed when using assessments. For instance, a study from the
Association of Talent Development (ATD) by Karl M. Kapp (2015) revealed that adding frequent tests during
online learning results in higher retention rates. Kapp studied research to show that dispersing shorter tests
promoted overall retention (para. 2-6). Adult learners could benefit from consistent testing to promote retention
of instructional content and increase academic success.
References:
Kapp, K. M. (2015). Association of Talent Development (ATD). Retrieved from
https://www.td.org/Publications/Blogs/Science-of-Learning-Blog/2015/01/Study-Reveals-That-AddingFrequent-Tests-To-Online-Learning-Improves-Retention
Spanella, T. (2015). The Importance of assessment in Education. Retrieved from
http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-importance-of assessment-in-education.html
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