Assessment

The use of assessment and why we do it. The information we get from assessment is extremely valuable. It 's not just a score but also quantitative data on how much of the material tested has been mastered by the student (Ronan, 2015). Information from these assessments are used to help educators guide and determine the path of instructional approaches they see as best for their students given what they already know about a topic and what blank spots need to be filled in. This helps teachers to…

Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight” (Proverbs 4:6-7, English Standard Version). It is wise to look into one’s personality in order to gain insight into how life can be lived fully and in right standing with God. The Prentice Hall’s Self-Assessment shows how a person’s personality, values, motivations, and decision making styles can be transformed to make the person a better leader and co-worker. While the questionnaire does not correlate all of these traits together, it does explain…

Assessment Today In today’s classrooms, assessments are used regularly in a variety of manners. Educators use formative and summative assessments, standardized assessments, progress monitoring assessments, benchmark assessments, and grade specific assessments to check for understanding, determine present levels, measure growth or mastery, and guide and plan instruction according to students’ results. However, there are disadvantages to using assessments, such as, anxiety for students, teachers…

Question 1 1.0 Define performances assessment What are performance assessments? According to Scott King-Owen (2007) performance assessments imply that students are doing a complex task. The focus of a performance assessment is to see how well a student can apply his or her knowledge of content by using the skills that he or she has learned. Performance assessment is said by its advocators to be more in line with instruction than multiple-choice tests. With an emphasis on a closer similarity…

Parents participating in their National Dialogue project stated assessment reporting fell far below other concerns they prioritized such as lack of funding, discipline, drug use, and overcrowding. The focus on assessment reporting was neglecting other things they felt should be…

presented in my lesson plan I used a formative assessment, an authentic assessment, a formal assessment, and a summative assessment. The formative assessment that I used to asses my students’ knowledge was the individual whiteboards that I used during my whole group instruction. These allowed me to easily and quickly see immediate information on whether or not my students were understanding the content I was presenting. I noticed during this assessment that many of my students probably had prior…

Assessment is the process used to gather information in order to develop an in-depth understanding of a student 's knowledge and a way to determine what they have learnt during a particular programme or course. Ann Gravells states that assessment is a way to ascertain if the learner has gained the required skills and knowledge needed towards their programme of learning. Assessment can also be used to determine any additional support needs a learner may have to ensure they are met efficiently.…

1.1 Assessment – Purpose and value Assessments take on many forms, but all have one distinctive purpose, to empower a teacher with a resource that gathers information about students that will later be used for evaluating and analysing students’ knowledge and understanding, guiding teachers on what to report about a student’s achievement to the relevant stakeholders. Krause describes assessment as “The gathering and analysing of information about a student’s achievement”. (date). Assessing and…

Developmental assessments use a diverse array of procedures to collect information about the learning and instruction of children. These assessments help instructors create learning environments that cater to the needs of students, whether this is from birth to pre-K and kindergarten to age 8. Formative and summative assessment represents two types of developmental assessments with specific purposes. Formative assessment, otherwise known as assessment for learning, focuses on keeping track of a…

1. Write the result of the Personality Type self-assessment you took in class. My personality type is INTP-T. I enjoy daydreaming about my goals and my future. I also like to lie down and close my eyes and think about things about life. Moreover, I find it hard to comfort someone verbally when they are in need of emotional support. I’m always open to unfamiliar ideas as long as they sound logical to me. It is not easy for me to make friends. The reason is I value Intellectuality over being…