Some issues about assessment

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Some issues about assessment Assessment has: the power to systematically discriminate between students (and teachers?) the potential to reinforce negative attitudes the possibility of being culturally biased the potential to hide true knowledge and meaning the potential to be used for political purposes Can assessment ever be reliable and valid? Can assessment ever be authentic?

Some assessment principles WYTIWYG (What You Test Is What You Get) WYTIATL (What You Test Is All They Learn) Assess what students know, not what they don’t know You can’t assess everything Keep it simple

Inform teaching and learning AAMT principles Appropriate Match purpose Assess full range of learning goals Fair and inclusive Involve students in process Fair to girls and boys, inclusive of cultural background Clear and transparent Fair and inclusive judgments Planned and opportunistic Genre familiarity Inform teaching and learning Reflect and plan Purposeful, learner-oriented feedback Share with parents and colleagues

Wiliam’s four principles Effective questions Clear criteria Feedback Peer and self assessment