Unit 407: Principles Of Assessment In Lifelong Learning
Unit 407-Principles of assessment in lifelong learning
1. Understand how types and methods of assessment are used in lifelong learning
1.1 Analyse how types of assessment are used in lifelong learning
Assessment can be defined as a sample taken from a larger domain of content and process skills that allows one to infer student understanding of a part of the larger domain being explored. The sample may include behaviours, products, knowledge and performances. Assessment is a continuous process that involves examining and observing children 's behaviours, listening to their ideas, and developing questions to promote conceptual understanding. The term authentic assessment is often referred to in any discussion of assessment and can be thought of as an examination of student performance and understanding on significant tasks that have relevancy to the student 's life inside and outside of the classroom.
Formative Assessment occurs in the short term, as learners are in the process of making meaning of new content and of integrating it into what they already know. Feedback to the learner is immediate …show more content…
Results may take time to be returned to the student/parent, feedback to the student is usually very limited, and the student usually has no opportunity to be reassessed. Thus, Summative Assessment tends to have the least impact on improving an individual student 's understanding or performance. Students/parents can use the results of Summative Assessments to see where the student 's performance lies compared to either a standard (MEAP/MME) or to a group of students (usually a grade-level group, such as all 6th graders nationally, such as Iowa Tests or ACT). Teachers/schools can use these assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses of curriculum and instruction, with improvements affecting the next year 's/term 's
1. Understand how types and methods of assessment are used in lifelong learning
1.1 Analyse how types of assessment are used in lifelong learning
Assessment can be defined as a sample taken from a larger domain of content and process skills that allows one to infer student understanding of a part of the larger domain being explored. The sample may include behaviours, products, knowledge and performances. Assessment is a continuous process that involves examining and observing children 's behaviours, listening to their ideas, and developing questions to promote conceptual understanding. The term authentic assessment is often referred to in any discussion of assessment and can be thought of as an examination of student performance and understanding on significant tasks that have relevancy to the student 's life inside and outside of the classroom.
Formative Assessment occurs in the short term, as learners are in the process of making meaning of new content and of integrating it into what they already know. Feedback to the learner is immediate …show more content…
Results may take time to be returned to the student/parent, feedback to the student is usually very limited, and the student usually has no opportunity to be reassessed. Thus, Summative Assessment tends to have the least impact on improving an individual student 's understanding or performance. Students/parents can use the results of Summative Assessments to see where the student 's performance lies compared to either a standard (MEAP/MME) or to a group of students (usually a grade-level group, such as all 6th graders nationally, such as Iowa Tests or ACT). Teachers/schools can use these assessments to identify strengths and weaknesses of curriculum and instruction, with improvements affecting the next year 's/term 's