Ctlls Ppa Essay
PPA Level 4 Assignment 2.3 Theory 1
Produce a methodology for the chosen area of research, the approach taken and a précis of findings.
Research the following points and produce a written rationale for each of the following Principles of assessment, different methods, strengths and limitations of these, relevant to their subject area, which can effectively meet the individual needs of learners. Peer and self-assessment; how this can promote learner involvement and personal responsibility How feedback and questioning contribute to the assessment process The types of assessment records which would be used to meet organisational and external requirements
1 Principles of assessment, different methods, strengths and limitations of these, relevant to their subject area, which can effectively meet the individual needs of learners.
The following guidelines, from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in 2007 set out some principals for assessment for learning.
1. Assessment for learning should be part of effective planning of teaching and learning
2. Assessment for learning should focus on how students learn
3. Assessment for learning should be recognised as central to classroom practice
4. Assessment for learning should be regarded as a key professional skill for teachers
5. Assessment for learning should be sensitive and constructive because any assessment has an emotional impact
6. Assessment for learning should take account of the importance of learner motivation
7. Assessment for learning should promote commitment to learning goals and a shared understanding of the criteria by which they are assessed
8. Learners should receive constructive guidance about how to improve
9. Assessment for learning develops learners ' capacity for self-assessment so that they can become reflective and self-managing
10. Assessment for learning should recognise the full range of achievements of all learners
Used properly, assessment can serve
Produce a methodology for the chosen area of research, the approach taken and a précis of findings.
Research the following points and produce a written rationale for each of the following Principles of assessment, different methods, strengths and limitations of these, relevant to their subject area, which can effectively meet the individual needs of learners. Peer and self-assessment; how this can promote learner involvement and personal responsibility How feedback and questioning contribute to the assessment process The types of assessment records which would be used to meet organisational and external requirements
1 Principles of assessment, different methods, strengths and limitations of these, relevant to their subject area, which can effectively meet the individual needs of learners.
The following guidelines, from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in 2007 set out some principals for assessment for learning.
1. Assessment for learning should be part of effective planning of teaching and learning
2. Assessment for learning should focus on how students learn
3. Assessment for learning should be recognised as central to classroom practice
4. Assessment for learning should be regarded as a key professional skill for teachers
5. Assessment for learning should be sensitive and constructive because any assessment has an emotional impact
6. Assessment for learning should take account of the importance of learner motivation
7. Assessment for learning should promote commitment to learning goals and a shared understanding of the criteria by which they are assessed
8. Learners should receive constructive guidance about how to improve
9. Assessment for learning develops learners ' capacity for self-assessment so that they can become reflective and self-managing
10. Assessment for learning should recognise the full range of achievements of all learners
Used properly, assessment can serve
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