Understanding the principles an practices - 1

Understanding the principles an
practices - 1

Table of Contents
1.1 Explaining functions of the assessment in respect of learning & development....................3
1.2 Describing concepts and the principles of an assessment......................................................3
1.3.................................................................................................................................................4
1.4.................................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

1.1 Explaining functions of the assessment in respect of learning & development
a. Initial assessment in determining the learners needs
It refers to the practice of determining learning and support of an individual needed fro
enabling design of learning plan for an individual that would provide a structure for their
respective learning. On the other side, it identifies starting point of learners for their own
learning programme.
b. identifying role of formative assessment in tracking the learners progress
Assessment are considered as vital to an education process. In classrooms, the formative
assessment referred to a frequent and interactive analysis of the student progress and developing
understanding regarding identifying learners requirements and accordingly adjusting the teaching
appropriately (Guzman‐Orth, Song and Sparks, 2019). This type of assessment seeks for
promoting goals of a lifelong learning involving higher level of the students achievements,
greater outcome and improved level of learning skills.
c. Role of summative assessment in analysing learning achievement
It acts as the process through which teacher collects an evidence in a systematic and the
planned way for the purpose of drawing an inferences about learning of their student on the basis
of their professional judgement. It also helps the teachers in reporting at a specific time in
relation to achievements of their students.
1.2 Describing concepts and the principles of an assessment
a. Assessing as the process in making learners judgements
Assessment is reflected as the process used for making particular educational decisions
and is the practice of evaluating an extent towards which a participants in an education has
developed their respective skills, knowledge and understanding. It plays a critical role in a
learning experience as it helps learners in identifying progression and in demonstrating that they
had achieved their respective learning outcome.
b. Meaning of validity and the reliability decisions
Reliability of a particular assessment is depicted as an extent towards which it measures
the learning on a constant basis (Graesser and et.al., 2017). However, validity refers to an
assessment tool that measures for which it has been deigned for measuring.
c. Role of an evidence in context of making an assessment decisions