Teaching and Learning in Education: Assessment Methods and Communication Skills

Running head: TEACHING AND LEARNING IN EDUCATION
Teaching and learning in education
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Executive Summary
Teacher plays an important role in shaping a learner’s future. They are considered to be one
of the main pillars of a progressive and sound society. This assignment highlights the
different assessment methods used in learning and teaching process and the authors role as a
teacher of school in Essex, The United Kingdom. It further explains the authors observation
on identification of the problem faced by learners and methods to fulfill the needs of some
learners of the school by effective assessment methods and vital communication skills

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Task 1.....................................................................................................................................3
Analysis of the role and use of initial and diagnostic assessment:.....................................3
Importance to identify and meet the individual learning needs:.........................................4
Task 2.....................................................................................................................................5
10 different types of assessment.........................................................................................5
Analysis of the effectiveness of the assessment methods:..................................................8
Task 3...................................................................................................................................10
Theories of communications and the impact on learning:................................................10
Analysis of the benefits and limitations of the communication methods of use..............11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................13
References................................................................................................................................15

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Introduction
In the procedure of learning and motivation skills, an assessment plays a very crucial
role. The varieties of assessment tasks determine the learners approach towards task and their
behaviors. The extent of students learning depends highly on their thought of being assessed.
It is a powerful learning instrument which enhances education and set of skills of learning.
The cycle of assessment results in evaluation which influences institutions, programs or
course module to improve the education quality (Biggs 2014). Many have the misconception
of summing up the system of grading and assessment as the same one. The main concept of
assessment is to evaluate the knowledge, weakness and the method of learning of the learner
which can help the instructor to identify and improve the learner requirements. This
assessment provides research and practical implications of the assessments on a group of
learners of a school in Essex, The United Kingdom. All students are not created equal. There
is range of learning capacity relating to each subject, and a student can fall into any piece of
this range (Reinholz 2016). Hence it is important to identify the learning needs of individual.
Discussion
Task 1
Analysis of the role and use of initial and diagnostic assessment:
Initial assessment is a confirmation on learner’s previous skill sets. It is about the
understanding of the knowledge of a learner which has been gained at the initial stage of a
program. It is a process of identifying individual’s needs for learning and support for
enabling the design of the learning plan of an individual that will provide their learning
structure. This is a critical process since it denotes and represents the initial stage in the cycle
of learning (Heitink et al. 2016). On the other hand, diagnostic assessment denotes specific