What is the purpose of assessment result analysis? How am I going to utilise the information of assessment in order support my teaching and learning? An after-test review will enhance the accuracy of the test scores and the validity of decisions made from them. After designing the assessment tasks (MCQ items, selected response and written response assessment), the crucial part is the analysis of assessment items. There must be a connection between what had been taught and what to be assessed. However
According to William (2010:107-122) assessment is the core process of education and therefore it is an important concept in education (Sieborger & Macintosh 2002:5 in Msilia 2009:542). William (2010:107-122) beliefs that only through assessment we can find out whether teaching reached its intended effect. William (2010:107-122) goes further and argues that “all those with a stake in the outcomes of education – learners, teachers, parents, other taxpayers, employers, and the wider community – want
The origin and development of psychological assessments assist the modern day psychological assessors recognize the importance of psychological assessment. The practice of assessment measures can be traced back in the early times. Psychology only started to succeed and grow as a science since the development of the scientific method. The twentieth century observes frank progress in psychological assessments. The ancient development of contemporary psychological measures in South Africa followed a
. Assessment psychology This vastly researched and thriving subfield of psychology is concerned with basic methods used to identify similarities and differences among individual’s personal characteristics and capacities. Assessment involves more than mere administration of tests i.e.: collection and integration of information attained from various sources like interviews, behavioural observations, reports, psychological tests and historical documents in order to attain a complete picture of a person’s
Reliability and Validity Assessment Introduction Reliability and Validity are often applied as a commonly in a qualitative research and it has been considered the main point of the researches. Therefore, in order to be used in a naturalistic way they would have to be redefined; in a point where there are positioned or based on positivism. When an assessment or other measuring techniques are used as the main part of the collection process, which it leads to the importance of validity and reliability
defined as a device or procedure in which a sample of an individual’s behavior is obtained, evaluated, and scored using standardized procedures (Reynolds and Livingston, 2014a). In addition, it is considered as one of the many tools of psychological assessment which is intended to evaluate the basic components of an individual’s cognitive, affective, personality and some other components. Specifically, Reynolds and Livingston (2014b) construed standardized tests as tests that are administered, scored
In Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses (Huba & Freed, 2000) show a strong connection between assessments, learning, and effective teaching. Here, the students: • Are properly associated and receive the feedback required • Use their experience in problems • Incorporate their experience and general skills • Recognise the importance of excellent work • Become sophisticated learners • Accept the provided guidance for improvement • Forward their opinions • Value descriptive feedback as an
26). Assessment is essential for measuring student’s success within the classroom, but it needs to change if student learning is to be the top priority. To ensure student learning is prioritized in my classroom I will implement formative assessment frequently and allow it to inform how I teach my lessons. When providing summative assessment, offering choice for students to explore their creativity and conferencing with them as the progress will reinforce the students power in the assessment process
Formative and Summative Assessment in the Classroom Summary Formative assessment is primarily used to educate and enhance a child’s performance by testing how much that child is learning. The formative assessments allow teachers to take feedback and improve the child’s learning and instruction (Dixson, 2016, p. 154). Formative assessment can also help in preparation of summative assessments (Dixson, 2016, p. 154). Formative assessments can occur in two ways spontaneous or planned. A spontaneous
Knowledge of language assessment is complex and multi-dimensional, and encompasses different competences including knowledge about assessment, the language, the context, and the ability to design, administer, collect, and interpret data with the purpose of making logical ethical decisions (Inbar-Lourie, 2013; Pill and Harding, 2013). In spite of the significance of having the knowledge of language assessment and language teachers’ need to assess students’ progress the majority of these teachers