Assessment Planning: Factors, Benefits, Risks, and Minimization

This report provides a comprehensive overview of assessment planning, emphasizing the importance of considering various factors to reduce errors and enhance the quality of the assessment process. It explores key factors such as standards, required evidence, assessment methods, communication, timing, process management, and feedback. The report highlights the benefits of using a holistic approach to assessment, including efficient evidence collection and the integration of knowledge. It also details the types of risks involved, such as health and safety concerns, learner stress, and fairness issues, along with practical strategies for minimizing these risks through effective planning and policy implementation. The report concludes by summarizing the critical aspects of assessment planning and risk mitigation to facilitate qualitative assessments and improve the overall learning experience.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
3.1 Factors need to be considered while planning.......................................................................3
3.2 Benefits of using holistic approach to assessment.................................................................4
3.3 Ways of applying holistic assessment when planning assessment........................................4
3.4 Types of risks involved in assessment in an area of responsibility.......................................4
3.5 Ways of minimizing risks through planning process.............................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Assessment refers a systematic procedure of using empirical data on knowledge and
skills to improve learning (Yudkowsky, Park and Downing, 2019). This study is going to show
importance of identifying factors while making an assessment planning to reduce errors. It will
also show different types of risks and their solution in assessment planning.
3.1 Factors need to be considered while planning
There are several factors which need to be considered while making plan about
assessment such as:
Standards: It is important for assessor to identify the main criteria and informations which they
need to be taken. Collecting informations of students understanding via tests and appropriate
method.
Required evidence: Assessor need to see if there are available evidence and enough
informations relevant to the topic or not. They also need to select the source from they can get
informations.
Assessment method: There are several ways or methods of completing assessment. But assessor
needs to analyse all methods in order to select the best one which can help them in completing
assessment with available resources, time and budget (Pandey, Goel and Koushal, 2018).
Communication and its mode: Selecting the best mode of communication is also important as
it can reduce chances of conflicts which happen due to miscommunication. Selecting the best
method and exchanging informations is other important factor.
Timing: It is also important to think about time and duration in which learners can complete the
assessment in an efficient manner. Making an assessment in a timely manner with including
effective and accurate data which can help assessor and students in learning and increasing
knowledge is one of the main and factor need to be considered.
Managing process: It is also important for assessor to identify and select the best way of
completing or managing whole process of assessment. Without considering this factor while
planning, learners cannot develop qualitative assessment (Bintabara and et.al., 2018).
Feedback: They also need to think about feedbacks to learner in order to know effectiveness of
assessment. By giving feedback to learner they can improve the assessment more effectively.
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3.2 Benefits of using holistic approach to assessment
Holistic approach and thinking about the big picture has several benefits such as:
Efficient evidence collection: A holistic approach makes assessor and learners able to
collect and get effective evidence and sources of informations relevant to the topic. It also
increases abilities of assessor to provide grades and make the right decision. They can evaluate
learners performance in an efficient manner.
Evidence used for more than 1 unit: Effective evidence which are being identified with
holistic approach does not only help learner and assessor to complete assessment on a specific
and 1 unit. But also they can make an effective use of those evidences for more than 1 unit (Lee
and et.al., 2018).
Identification ways by which learner Integrate: One of the main benefit of using
holistic approach as well as addressing the whole process effectively is it increases knowledge
and skills of assessor and learners. They can use that knowledge into practice and make
qualitative assignment.
3.3 Ways of applying holistic assessment when planning assessment
There are several steps which need to be followed in applying holistic assessment while
planning such as:
Examining the main body criteria is one of the main step which can give overview to
assessor that what they have to do exactly. To get the best possible holistic grade by observing
all area is other main step by which they can apply holistic assessment effectively. Analysing if
assignment is related to specific vocational context or not. By taking a holistic approach into
assessment, learner can get a depth knowledge and report as well as cover all necessary methods
such as: observation, knowledge plan etc. All these steps and taking holistic approach in
consideration can help them in understanding different kinds of approaches and can get the
highest possible grades (Sim and Heywood, 2017).
3.4 Types of risks involved in assessment in an area of responsibility
Health and safety: Health and safety at workplace is one of the main risk which can
occur in completing assessment. Due to lack of safety tools, it can be the reason of accidents and
which may delay in the completion of assessment.
Unnecessary stress of learners: Due to work load and other private issues, learner face
some difficulties in completing the assessment. Unnecessary stress can increase errors.
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In authenticate evidence: Not getting authenticate evidence as well as information
relevant to the assessment topic is other main risk.
Over assessment: Making assessment in over the given word count, given budget, given
time is other type of risk (Salvioni and Gennari, 2016).
Unfairness: Getting feedbacks from assessor and give to learner and not getting accurate
feedback. Biasness of assessor towards learners is one of the main risk. It can decrease morale of
learners and can also decrease productivity and quality of assessment.
3.5 Ways of minimizing risks through planning process
Health and safety: Health and safety risks can create several problems for accessors and
learners so, it is important to reduce and identify ways. One of the best way of minimizing it is
using effective tools and providing training to all about using tools and ways of working. With
the help of training and appropriate safety tools, this risk can be mitigated.
Learner stress: It is important to identify the reason of stress as whether it is from work
load, personal issues and other factors. After identifying the reason of stress, it is important to
create a healthy and friendly working environment in order to make them feel comfortable and
happy. Improving relationship and friendly working environment is the way to minimize risk.
Fairness: The way of promoting fairness and reducing biasness is to implement policies
about this at workplace. Having healthy relationship with all and by participating in all activities
it can be reduced (Colman and et.al., 2019).
CONCLUSION
From the above study, it has been summarized that assessment planning is a critical task
which required to consider many factors. It has also shown importance of reducing risks in order
to make a qualitative assessment on any topic. There are several methods has been shown by
which assess can make an effective assessment and reduce all risks.
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