2. WHAT IS ASSESSMENT?
1. A central feature of learning and the curriculum
1. Aligned with delivery and learning goals
2. A way to measure student performance of course
learning outcomes
1. Tests students knowledge, skills and behaviours
2. Part of our accountability/certification role
3. An integral part of the learning process(1)
1. Engages students in productive activity
2. Encourages students independence and accountability
3. Actively promotes student learning
4. Inducts students into their vocation or profession
3. WHY ASSESS?
• Enable students to measure their achievement
• Provide feedback to improve student performance
• Help students consolidate their learnig
• Provide opportunities for students to demonstrate
competence and employability
• Motivate students to move to deeper learning
• Help students to make educational/career choices
• Provide feedback to teachers on their effectiveness
• Provide statistics for internal and external agencies
4. DAVID BOUD (1988)
• Assessment methods & requirements have a greater
influence on how and what students learn than any
other single factor. This influence may well be of
greater importance than the impact of teaching
materials.
5. ROWNTREE (1987)
• "If we wish to discover the truth about an
educational system, we must look into its
assessment procedures."
7. ACTIVITY –
HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS?
• Understand the concepts and principles of a group
or team.
• Contribute to a group/team achieving an objective
• Respect the contribution of group/team members
• Demonstrate commitment to the group/team
objective
• Learn more about group/team effectiveness
• Reflect on your role and activities within a
group/team
Adapted from Unit Standard 9677