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WHY ASSESS?
There are many reasons why we assess student learning:
the following list contains a number of reasons- can you
add to the list?
1. To identify where to start working with a group, by assessing existing levels of
knowledge or understanding
2. To identify and clarify student learning difficulties and plan appropriate remedial or
supportive action for them.
3. To assess whether students are ready to go on to new areas of a sequential
course
4. To check on your teaching success and as a result, possibly adjust your
methods.
5. To grade students
6. To facilitate and / or reinforce learning
7. To test student understanding or skill
8. To motivate students and enhance their self-esteem
9. To provide feedback to students; to provide information to parents, employers,
universities, to management, to society in general.
10. To maintain standards
11. To predict future performance
WHEN AM I GOING TO
ASSESS?
Assessment should take place
at all stages in a programme.
On Programme:
Formative assessment should take place at intervals
throughout any taught programme. (Such testing is
often, wrongly, called continuous assessment, but
intermittent, regular or planned assessment would
be more accurate terms).
Formative assessment is intended to:
monitor student progress and suggest areas for
improvement
evaluate your teaching success
discover student potential
select students for new groups, courses, programmes
The essential feature of formative assessment is that it
allows you to give feedback to your students.
At Exit Stage:
Summative assessment takes place - the final
examination, submission of assignments, portfolio of
evidence of achievement, oral examination etc.
The two main areas of feedback to students at this stage
are in the issuing of their final grades and, depending on the
circumstances, the possible discussion with the student
about future progression onto other, perhaps higher level,
courses.