Assessment of Learning

The Guiding PrinciplesChristian Sebastian

What is an assessment?

A process by whichassessment information is

used by teachersto adjust their teaching strategies,

and by studentsto adjust their learning strategies.

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 1Assessment of learning is an integral part of the teaching-

learning process

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 2Assessment tool should match

with performance objective

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 3The results of assessment must

be fed back to the learners

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 4In assessing learning, teachers must come up with a variety of

ways of assessing learning

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 5To contribute to the building of the culture of success in the school, it is pedagogically

sound that in our assessment techniques we give some

positive feedback along with not so good ones

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 6Emphasize on self-assessment

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 7Bell curve mentality must be

abandoned

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 8Assessment of learning should never be used as punishment or as a disciplinary measure

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 9Results of learning assessment

must be communicated regularly and clearly to parents

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 10Emphasize on real world

application that favors realistic performances over out-of-

context drill items

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 11To ensure learning, do formative assessment

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

Principle 12To ensure reliability of

assessment results, make use of multiple sources.

If the proof of the pudding is in eating,then the proof of learning is results obtained from assessing.

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So, yeah, ere’s yah pudding.

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Assessment of Learning

The Guiding PrinciplesChristian Sebastian