This document discusses principles of appraisal and assessment. It defines appraisal as assessing someone by comparing them to others in terms of human characteristics. There are two types of tests for appraisal: test appraisal and non-test appraisal. Principles of assessment include that it should benefit the individual, not be required uniformly for all students, and involve studying both the individual and their environment. The purpose of appraisal is to increase self-understanding and support wise decision making.

1. James Michael P. Edpao
II-4 BFE

2.  Guidance
“advice or information aimed at
resolving a problem or difficulty,
especially as given by someone in
authority”.

4. Appraisal
“an act of assessing something or
someone”.

5. Appraisal
It defines as a procedure which seeks to
establish a distinctive picture of
individuals by comparing them with
others in terms of qualities of general
human characteristics.

7. Types of Test
Test Appraisal
Non-Test Appraisal

8.  Educational
the processes of assessment should
help students learn, or reinforce
previous learning, or both.

9.  Ethical
the processes of assessment should be
fair and transparent, and must not
discriminate according to gender,
sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or
belief, age, class or disability.

10.  Regulatory
the processes of assessment
should conform to University
expectations, as detailed in its
regulations, policies, procedures
and guidance.

11.  Principles
 Appraisal should be undertaken for the
ultimate benefit of the individual.
 Appraisal is not required in the same
amount or the same degree or necessary for
all students at the same time.
 There are no single test applications or
procedure for use in every situation.

12.  Appraisal practices involve the study of both
individual and their environment.
 Appraisal and helping individual should be
concurrent and not discreet sequential
operation.
 Recognize the limitation of appraisal data is
collected.

13. The fundamental purpose of engaging
in collecting appraisal data is to
increase self-understanding and wise
decision making.
Appraisal data must be properly
safeguarded.

14. References:
 Principles of Assessment. (n.d.). Retrieved June
29, 2015, from
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.209653!
/file/Principles_of_Assessment.pdf
 Principles of Assessment. (n.d.). Retrieved June
29, 2015, from
http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?
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