1. ‘… an evaluation of the learner’s achievement’
Assessment
‘… an evaluation of the learner’s achievement’
Ecclestone 1996
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2. Why Assess? Diagnose learning needs (initial assessment)
Prepare learners for next stage of learning journey
Measure competence/knowledge
Identify areas of development or improvement
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3. Types of Assessment
Formal
Informal
Learners are aware of the assessment situation
Can be obtrusive
Learners go about their usual activities

4. Types of Assessment Initial/diagnostic
Takes place prior to or at the start of course commencement
Evaluates current skills and knowledge
Identifies areas for developments
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5. Types of Assessment Formative Assessment Continuous process
Identifies achievement, areas for development and next steps
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6. Types of Assessment Summative Assessment
Judgement made about learners’ achievement
Takes place at the end
Often reported to a 3rd party (e.g. exam board, external verifier)
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7. Methods of Assessment
List as many methods of assessment that you can think of
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8. Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning (1956)
3 Learning Domains (Categories)
Cognitive mental skills, knowledge
Affective feelings, values, attitudes
Psychomotor manual or physical skills
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9. Bloom’s Taxonomy for the Cognitive Domain
Evaluation
Synthesis
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
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10. Questioning Techniques
Open
Closed
Hypothetical
Leading
Probing
Multiple choice
* Remember Bloom’s Taxonomy
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11. Open Questions ‘I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew)
Their names are What and When and Where
And How and Why and Who’
Rudyard Kipling
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12. Effective Feedback Motivates and encourages Can be formal or informal
During and at the end of a session
Is constructive, specific, developmental and factual
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13. Record Keeping in Relation to Assessment
What sort of records would need to be kept?
Why?
What could happen if records are not kept in relation to assessment?
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14. Learners’ Journey Recruitment Induction Initial assessment
Learning plans
Teaching and learning
Progress reviews
Assessment
Achievement
Progression
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