Running head: ASSESSMENT MATRIX Module 3: Assessment Matrix Valencia K. Gorman Grand Canyon University: SPE 536 April 8‚ 2012 Module 3: Assessment Matrix Assessments are a vital tool that educators use to determine empirical strengthens and weaknesses of a student’s academic and behavioral ability to function. These assessments assist educators to plan and implement effective instruction that can facilitate deeper and higher student learning. It also helps educators to
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What is meant by assessment? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the assessment types and methods you use? How would you involve your learner into the assessment process? Why do we need to keep records of assessment? Assessments are a critical part of the education system; highlighted by Black and Wiliams’(1998) who define assessments as activities providing “information to be used as feedback to modify the teaching and learning activities in which they are engaged”. There are two forms
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UNIT 301 TAQA Susie McFarlane Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment. 1.1 * It is important to understand and identify any particular needs the learner may have so they are able to learn to the best of their ability and get the most out of the qualification. Ensuring they receive the best quality learning can help them achieve their best. * Keeping track of what the learner has learnt is important so there is no repetition and they are learning new topics all
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Continuous Assessment is an on-going process of gathering and interpreting information about students’ learning that you use to make decisions about what to teach‚ how to teach and how well students have learned. Basic characteristics of Continuous Assessments include the following; * It is an on-going process * It comprises of a variety of assessment methods * It gives timely feedback * Its aligned with curriculum and * Its collaborative with students. Some differences between
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provide knowledge for learning outcomes in order to complete a multi-choice test for unit 1 Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment. In your introduction to the award you will have been provided with a variety of information including The role of the Assessor Guidance on assessment of different types of evidence Guidance on the arrangement for assessment The Centres appeals and complaints policy The Centres Quality Assurance Policy These documents and other information provided during
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Introduction Community assessment refers to the process of determining the needs and resources possessed by a community in order to understand it better. It provides information as regards to the community‚ such as the needs and resources that the community has can be used to plan and deliver services to the public effectively (The community needs assessment process‚ 2004). Community assessment is done under the premise that community has both needs and assets. The needs of the community are the
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Assessment in Schools. Course Description Unit Content Reason and purpose for assessment‚ Baseline and benchmarking‚ Target setting‚ Assessment for learning‚ Assessment as learning‚ Assessment of learning‚ Marking‚ recording and reporting‚ Assessment and improving quality of pupils work. Unit objectives The learner will:- 1. State reasons and purpose of assessment 2. Describe baselines and benchmarking 3. Describe skills in target setting 4. a) Apply the principles of target
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Using Assessment and Feedback to Enable Learning Many of my lessons involve embedding literacy into a topic so it is more meaningful for the learners. There are various ways of assessing work which are used. One method that is used is initial assessment‚ where the learners at the beginning of their induction into our pre-16 program do an online BSKB initial assessment in Maths‚ English and ICT. This is to ensure that the learner is at the right level of learning. These tests are formative and convergent
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1.1 Explain the function of assessment in learning and development Why assessments are carried out? What its purpose is What it is measuring What are the anticipated outcomes? To answer this question‚ let us define assessment as evaluation or appraisal; it is about making a judgment‚ identifying the strengths and weaknesses‚ the good and the bad‚ and the right and the wrong in some cases. It is more than simply giving marks or grades‚ although that may well be a part of it. And because it involves
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Assessment plays a crucial role in the education system as it is a process of evaluating or appraising a piece of work in order to determine where a child is at‚ and what further teaching needs to be delivered. It is about making a judgment and identifying strengths and weaknesses. As assessment involves making a judgment it will almost inevitably include an element of subjectivity by the assessor. However‚ we should strive to make assessment as objective‚ fair‚ reliable and relevant as possible
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