Report: Principles and Practices of Assessment and Evaluation

This report delves into the core principles and practices of assessment, encompassing a wide range of topics essential for effective evaluation. It begins by defining key concepts such as validity, reliability, authenticity, and fairness, emphasizing their importance in ensuring a transparent and equitable assessment process. The report outlines crucial factors to consider when planning assessments, including standards, methods, resources, and learner needs. It highlights the benefits of a holistic approach, examining how it can address performance issues and provide a fair representation of learner abilities. The report further explores practical aspects, such as planning holistic assessments within specific skill areas and mitigating various risks associated with assessment, including health and safety, learner stress, and potential biases. It emphasizes the importance of involving learners and other stakeholders, promoting transparency and efficiency. Detailed explanations are provided regarding the information that should be made available to learners, the use of peer and self-assessment, and the adaptation of assessment arrangements to meet individual needs. The report also examines the mechanisms for judging evidence, ensuring assessment decisions, and the significance of standardization and quality assurance. It covers internal quality assurance procedures, appeal procedures, and the management of information related to assessment. Additionally, the report explores the role of feedback, questioning, legal issues, and the use of technology in assessment. It concludes by discussing best practices, reflective practice, and the maintenance of assessor expertise.

Understanding the
Principles and
Practices of
Assessment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
2. Defining concepts addition to principles of assessment.....................................................1
6. Summarising key factors that are needed to be considered at the time of planning
assessment..............................................................................................................................2
7. Stating as well as evaluating three benefits of using holistic approach to assessment.......3
8. From the skill area, selection of particular qualification part and explaining the ways to plan
holistic assessment..................................................................................................................3
9. Summarising the ways various types of risks may be involved in assessment in an
individual responsibility area and the ways risks are minimised...........................................4
10. Explaining importance of involving learner addition to other people in process of
assessment..............................................................................................................................5
11. Briefly describing the reasons for the following information types must be made available
to learner as well as others that are involved in assessment process which will be used.......6
12. The ways in which peer feedback together with self assessment can be utilised for
promoting learner involvement as well as personal responsibility in process of assessment.7
13. Explaining the ways assessment arrangements can be adapted for the purpose of meeting
particular needs of learner......................................................................................................7
14. Explaining the mechanisms an individual as assessor would judge the evidence on the
basis of various aspects..........................................................................................................8
15. Explaining the ways an individual as assessor would ensure the decision of assessment9
16. Evaluation of importance of standardisation together with quality assurance by briefly
explaining the reason it is needed as well as what may happen when it do not arise in
assessment process...............................................................................................................10
17. Briefly describing internal quality assurance addition to standardisation procedures or
activities which take place in an individual practice area....................................................10
18. Naming and describing relevant internal along with final appeal procedures for following
at the time of disputes related to assessment within practice area.......................................11

19. Explaining the importance for follow procedures for information management in context
to assessment........................................................................................................................11
20. The ways in which following feedbacks as well as questioning contributes towards
assessment process...............................................................................................................12
21. Explanation of legal issues, procedures together with policies related with assessment.13
22. Brief description of the manner in which technologies contributes in assessment process.
..............................................................................................................................................14
23. The ways best practice is ensure in assessment process for various aspects to following.15
24. Explaining values related to reflective practice along with continuous professional
development in procedure of assessment.............................................................................16
25. Explaining the ways in which currency of expertise as well as competence as assessor role
are maintain..........................................................................................................................16
26. Reflection on recent CPD experience addition to completion of table..........................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18

INTRODUCTION
An assessment is defined as action to assess workings, skills and competence of learner
against defined standards by awarding body (Cash, 2017). It involves considering something and
giving judgement. The present report is prepared on understanding principles addition to
practices of assessment in which answers are given for wide number of questions.
MAIN BODY
2. Defining concepts addition to principles of assessment
Principles or concept Definition
Validity and Reliability Principle of reliability is defined as steadiness of scores over
distinct rates as well as time.
Similarly, Principle of validity is defined to the test which
calculates what it alleges to measure.
In accordance to VASCR,
 Valid principle states that assessment must be
appropriate to subject or qualification which must be
assessed as per the defined criteria.
 Authentic principle state about the assessment that is
produced by learner must have authentic information.
 Current principle states that the works must be related
to the assessment time.
 Sufficient principle states that an assessment should
cover all criteria in sufficient manner about the
learning.
 Reliable principle states about reliability of
assessment with consistent to learners, time and
needed level.
Authentic, sufficient and current Principle of authentic refers to the work must be produced by
learner only (Camuffo, 2019).
Principle of sufficient is said to the work of assessment must
cover all criteria together with learning outcomes.
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Principle of current is all about relevancy at the timings of
assessment that is around three to six months..
Importance of fairness as well as
objectivity
Fairness is important in learner’s life as it provides equal
chance to all for accomplishing good assessment. It is
significant to act fairly while completing assessment.
Likewise, it is also important to be objective as it reflects
statements made in assessment are related to solid evidences.
Importance of transparency Transparency is defined to visibility of working made by
learner within learning environment. It is important for
learner as it improves quality addition to enhance engaging
learning experiences.
Role of evidence in making
decisions related to assessment
Evidence is defined as proof that supports the scores or grades
given in assessment. Evidence plays crucial role of proofs,
progress of adequacy and states whether the assessment has
sufficient content as per standards in making decision for an
assessment.
Procedure of making assessment
judgements against defined
criteria
The procedure to make judgement for an assessment against
defined criteria involves various stages. The first stage is
planning and preparing in which assessor plans methods,
activities and other aspects. Further, they arranges all the
required aspects to prepare themselves in judging assessment.
The next is assessment phase in which assessment is
conducted and marking are given. The next stage is of
feedback stage in which tutor gives feedback to learner in
respect of assessment decision (Congalton and Green, 2019).
The last is evaluation phase in which entire process is
evaluated again so to check all things are done as per defined
criteria.
6. Summarising key factors that are needed to be considered at the time of planning assessment
While planning assessment, the key factors that are mandatory to consider are as follows:
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 Standards or criteria to be used.
 Choices of methods of assessment.
 Location and resources.
 Kinds and quantity of required evidence.
 Communication with learner along with the people involved in assessment.
 Time and duration in which assessment is to be conducted.
 Particular needs of learner and support requirements.
 Ways to manage assessment process, recoding of assessment processes along with
decisions.
 Strategies and other tactics.
 Feedback to learners and evaluation.
7. Stating as well as evaluating three benefits of using holistic approach to assessment
Benefits Description
Covering various
things
Holistic approach to assessment benefits in covering various things at
single thing. With this approach, a assessor can overlook towards wide
number of things such as skill level, suitability and competence of
learner.
Addressing issues Holistic approach also benefits in helping learner to address issues in
performance as well as skill gap in effective manner. With this approach,
a learner addresses the issues so that they can make improvements in the
same assessment to attain high grades. Moreover, holistic approach
provide advantageous situations to student through focusing in the marks
and working hard for addressing issues in assessment.
Fair representation Holistic approach also benefits in creating final mark for learner in fair
manner. Through linking various learning aspects via holistic assessment
approach, the assessor fairly represent ability of learner.
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8. From the skill area, selection of particular qualification part and explaining the ways to plan
holistic assessment.
Basis Explanation
Unit or qualification
chosen
The chosen qualification in this is of AAT Level 3 and ICAI which
are an advanced diploma for accounting and financing concerned
degrees.
Planned assessment
methods along with the
type of evidence they
will generate
Holistic approach covers more than one thing at once. One of the
planned holistic approach and the evidence generated by it is as
follows:
Written examination: In this holistic approach, the student will
write answers to questions that are all relevant to chartered
accountant and taxations. The evidence that it will generate include
scores about eligibility to pass the exam and moving towards higher
studies. It is important for the learner to write in exam as this will
define about their eligibility to achieve degree.
9. Summarising the ways various types of risks may be involved in assessment in an individual
responsibility area and the ways risks are minimised.
Risk types Brief explanation Minimising risk
Health and safety Risk of health and safety is
defined as the uncertainty
which can harm wellbeing of
both assessor and learner in
assessment (Galvin, 2016).
To mitigate health and safety
risk, both assessor and learner
will identify hazards, assess
the range, take actions to
control them and record the
findings.
Unnecessary learner stress The risk in which learners can
take unnecessary stress that
causes challenges in their
body’s natural responses.
To mitigate the risk, learner
can complete daily tasks
strategically, maintain healthy
perspective and practice self
kindness.
Over assessment Risk of over assessment is Mitigation of over assessment
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concerned with amount of
quality in checking assessment
that is much higher than
normal.
risk can be done through
planning and describing the
criteria to evaluate assessment
so that workload can be kept
manageable and assessment
are done properly.
Potential fairness Potential fairness risk is
defined to giving grades or
scores in unequal manner and
doing biases in checking
assessment.
Risk of potential fairness can
be mitigated in assessment
through judging knowledge
and competence of learner in
equal and fair manner.
Failing to meet requirements
in awarding body assessment
The risk is defined to the
uncertainty in which a learner
fails in meeting requirements
of assessment that are defined
by awarding bodies.
To mitigate the risks, learner
must comply all the
guidelines, learning outcomes
and other criteria while
writing assessment that are
stated by awarding body.
Collusion Risk of collusion is defined to
the deceiving of two or more
learners in one or other ways.
To mitigate collusion risks,
learners must write their
assessment of their own and
should not rely on others
workings.
Non authentic evidence Risk of non authentic evidence
is defined as the uncertainty
that can be caused from using
some evidence or information
source that is not related or
appropriate to the information.
For mitigation of the risk,
effective source must be used
and other sites that shows
relevant information to the
topic should be used that have
copyright for the provided
information (Giger, 2016).
Unjustifiable support to
learner
The risk that is concerned with
unreasonable or unworthy
To mitigate the risk, assessor
should treat all learners equal
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support given to the learner
due to certain reason is
defined as risk of unjustifiable
support to learner.
and also give acceptable,
worthy and reasonable support
to all assessee at time of
assessment.
10. Explaining importance of involving learner addition to other people in process of assessment.
Transparency By involving learners as well as other people within assessment
process benefits in creating transparency in the method used for
evaluation, describing performances, making learner understand the
basis of which they are assessed against standards governed by
awarding body. It also benefits in illustrating the ways to learners
and others about framing of assessment decisions and evaluating of
procedure (Griffin, 2017).
Efficiency Another benefit of engaging learners together with other people is
the enhancing efficiency of assessment. In this, learner is able to
identify addition to provide evidence to self along with the ways
expert witnesses the assessment through evidences.
11. Briefly describing the reasons for the following information types must be made available to
learner as well as others that are involved in assessment process which will be used.
What will be assessed along with the evidence types addition to methods used:
In the assessment process, the practices made by an individual, information collected and the
ways all are recorded in systematic criteria used by learners and various other people will be
assessed. In this, types of methods used are observation and case study method. Moreover,
evidence types that will be preferred more in this context includes character evidence as well as
circumstantial evidence.
Which standard or criteria will be used:
The standard or criteria used for recording assessment book of the course which the learner is
completing includes planning content, delivering, monitoring along with improving academic
programs. Standards assists in ensuring what is learned by student, rather than any additional
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practices performed in class work (Hollie, 2017).
When it will be assessed:
The availability of informational types will be assessed in the duration of three to nine months.
In this duration, the learner will be able to complete the writing records and make them available
for others.
Where it will be assessed:
It will be assessed at the working place of assessor. The work place of assessor is the university
classroom where information is recorded in the given duration.
How feedbacks will be provided:
The feedbacks will be given to learners and other people through classroom resources, online
systems and using of post in methods. The other ways to give feedback includes working on
delivery, bring students to discussions, quizzes and setting standards.
12. The ways in which peer feedback together with self assessment can be utilised for promoting
learner involvement as well as personal responsibility in process of assessment.
It is significant for a learner to reflect on its learning. In this context, peer feedback and self
assessment can be used in many ways for promoting learner involvement as it provides
motivation for ongoing completion of important elements of their qualifications. Peer feedback
and self assessment shows the progress made by learners along with the area that still needs
development that promotes involvement of learner in many development activities (James and
Jackman, 2017). Moreover, peer feedback as well a review assessment are used in encouraging
learner to have personal responsibility towards qualification and influence them to take part on
assessment planning, visit activities that helps in understanding assessment procedures.
Moreover, peer feedback together with self assessment are also used in showing paths to learners
for the duration within which they have to complete the assessment and take personal
responsibility in covering required qualification criteria so to take pride in working.
13. Explaining the ways assessment arrangements can be adapted for the purpose of meeting
particular needs of learner.
Needs of learner Adaptations
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Requirements of language To meet learners need related to requirements of language,
assessment arrangement are adapted through providing
effective learning environment in which an individual
proper learn new languages and meet the need. Moreover,
an interpreter who has skills and knowledge about learners
language can also assist in meeting the need effectively.
Cultural requirements The assessment arrangement can be adopted in wide ways
so that a learner can meet cultural requirements. Some of
the ways includes providing resources that involve
pictures, beliefs and ideas as what learner believes. This
will uplift learners intellectual and educational aspects
resulting in meeting cultural requirements (Lund and Kirk,
2019). Moreover, through arranging separate classrooms
for students belonging to different cultures or religions can
also be adopted as assessment arrangement for meeting
needs of all types of learners. At same time, making
designating rooms along with spaces for the students that
prays throughout the day is another way to arrange
assessment for meeting needs of such students accurately.
Physical difficulties There are situations in which a learner faces issues in
meeting their needs concerned with physical difficulties. In
the case, flexibility from assessor side is adopted and
learner is provided varying times as well as dates to meet
the need properly. For example, for a learner facing
physical difficulties, learning needs will be met through
arranging wheelchair and other essentials so that they can
reach to the learning area and gain knowledge that will
result in meeting all the required needs of student facing
physical difficulties.
Working patterns A student can have different work patterns as well as finds
it critical to attend assessment at the time when other
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attends because of work commitments. In the context,
assessment arrangements are dine in form of limberness
and litheness to submit assessment are different time and
duration that will lead to meet the essential needs
concerned with evaluation. Moreover, when learners are
not able to attend designated time, then they will be
provided pen drives including all the material that are
taught in the class that will be helpful for them to use them
at their free time and meet all learning requirements.
Individual learning needs To meet individual learning needs, it is essential to make
assessment arrangement through emailing workings to
learners, planning classrooms activities, generating
interest, developing talents and attaining qualities.
14. Explaining the mechanisms an individual as assessor would judge the evidence on the basis
of various aspects.
Evidence Explanation
Insufficient As an assessor, an individual judges the evidence of insufficient
when they feels that the information or knowledge of learner is
not up to the desired standards set by awarding body.
Sufficient On the basis of sufficient aspect, an assessor judges the evidence
through focusing on the required standards and the information
provided by the learner. This helps in emphasising that the
evidence type is sufficient for the assessment (McDavid, Huse
and Hawthorn, 2018).
Authentic As per authentic aspect, an individual makes judgement about
evidence type through considering the used source and its
relevance with the information. When the evidence type is
related with assessment then it is authentic.
Current As per current facet, judgement for evidence type is given by an
assessor through taking into account relevance of assessment
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timings in which it is prepared and submitted. This helps the
assessor to provide effective judgements on the basis of
assessment timings.
By considering the principles of VASCR, that are valid
assessment process, authentic information, current time
relevancy, sufficiency in criteria and outcomes and reliable work
are some aspects that will be considered by assessor to judge the
provided evidence
Competent From the aspect of competent, judgement by assessor for
evidence types are made through guidelines defined by awarding
bodies so to judge the assessment in form of competent that is
evidence meets requirements.
Not yet competent From the not yet competent aspect, an individual judges
evidence types through standards set by awarding regulator to
state that the evidence fails in meeting requirements and various
modifications are required in the evidence based workings.
15. Explaining the ways an individual as assessor would ensure the decision of assessment
Decision Explanation
Made against specified criteria The decision of an assessor for the assessment that is
made against specified criteria is given when the
evidences provided fails to match the assessment criteria
and standard. The criteria are defined by the Board Of
Members of Education system from which the assessor
finds criteria to ensure that the evidence meets defined
criteria in the assessment.
Valid An assessor decision for the assessment is valid is
ensured by analysing the demonstrated skills and
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competence of learner across range of contexts that are
related to unit or module (Niemi, Toom and Kallioniemi,
2016).
Reliable To ensure the assessment decision of assessor that is
reliable, main focus is made on ensuring consistent
judgements are made in practices as well as liaises with
decision of other assessor and verifications are made for
it.
Fair Assessment decision of fair is ensured through focusing
any possibilities in which learners are treated equally as
like other individuals are treated in entire assessment
process.
16. Evaluation of importance of standardisation together with quality assurance by briefly
explaining the reason it is needed as well as what may happen when it do not arise in
assessment process
Standardisation addition to quality assurance plays important role of ensuring consistency within
entire process of assessment, upholding credibility in decision and process, ensuring reliability
and validity in judgements and treating fairly to all candidates. These are needed in assessment
procedures because they are main elements that make the assessment and decision fair,
competent and up to the mark. When these will not arise ion assessment procedures, then nit will
hamper quality of required skills and knowledge among learners to gain qualifications at desired
level (Patil, Laishram and Devkar, 2017).
17. Briefly describing internal quality assurance addition to standardisation procedures or
activities which take place in an individual practice area.
In individual practice area of evaluator, various internal quality assurances together with
standard procedures take place. Some of them involves Plan, Do, Check and Act. The evaluator
first plan the working concerned with assessment. In this, they arranges methods, models and
equipments required in assessment. The next stage in the procedure is of Do wherein all acquired
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aspects are implemented into actions. The next is check wherein all the working right from
initiations to evaluation is check properly. The last is act in which evaluator act as per the
pertaining conditions. The main quality assurance activities includes audit of quality, defining
procedure, identifying tools and selecting effective one and training to standards and processes of
quality.
18. Naming and describing relevant internal along with final appeal procedures for following at
the time of disputes related to assessment within practice area.
The internal and final appealing procedures which are followed in duration of disputes concerned
with assessment in practice area includes the following:
 Defining conflict source: The internal stage in which conflict sources are identified and
defined that are the causes of disputes among practice area of evaluators. To identifying
the problems, wide number of questions are asked from evaluators among with disputes
arised.
 Looking beyond incident: In this stage, focus is made beyond incidents (Rouse, 2018).
It is analysed that it is not one situation which causes anger among evaluators and leads
to huge dispute conditions. Moreover, when evaluator finds that the learners are not
practising well despite of providing them huge training then it is the one of beyond
situation that makes the evaluator note angry and this creates disputes among leaders and
students.
 Requesting solutions: As per the viewpoints of each party’s, the next is to analyse the
ways in which situations can be changed and for this, various solutions are requested
from evaluators. When solutions that are requested are not provided on time, then this
motivates learners to make appeals to assessor for the practice area.
 Identification of solutions that disputants can support: The effective solution is
identified that makes evaluators stop fighting and work in cooperation.
 Agreement: At last, agreement among disputant parties are made and acceptable action
course is selected by evaluators. In this, an agreement among learner and assessor are
created so to select effectual guidance which is provided by evaluator in context of
appeals and disputes in practice of assessment.
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19. Explaining the importance for follow procedures for information management in context to
assessment.
Information Explanation
Assessment records It is important to follow procedures for managing assessment
records in assessment as these provides accurate data about
achievement made by learners at different assessment.
Assessment records are important element which helps learners
to pass the qualification on the bases on internal examination
score that are in assessment records about different types of
assessments.
Learner assessment records It is significant to work as per managing learner assessment
records in order to collect information about past achievements
and then focusing on current workings in assessment. Learners
assessment records can be taken as assessment tracking records
that plays important role in managing information about
learners score.
Centre records To work according to management of centre records, it is
important in assessment as it helps in making information
available during the event of appeals.
Awarding organisational
records
Awarding organisational records provides a criteria in which all
the working concerned with assessment are properly followed
that makes it significant to work in accordance with
management of information (Smudde, 2019). When EQA visits
the centre, they gives the proof about record maintenance
through verifying learners work and records of assessment that
is important in managing information.
Completion of qualification It is imperative to follow management of information that is to
completion of qualifications so that accurate require
information are available to learner while completing
assessment to gain good grades in qualifications. At the time
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when qualification is applied for attaining certifications, it is
important for VTCT to send a document that states that the
centre must keep it in the records for managing information.
Internal quality assurance
together with sampling
Internal quality assurance as well as sampling is important in
assessment as they help in contributing towards collecting
relevant information and making procedures of assessment up
to huge standards. Internal quality assurance plays important
function of monitoring quality of assessment judgements,
highlight main problems and requirements of development,
ensures entire policies are adhered and reliable judgements are
given in assessment. At same time, sampling reviews evidences
of learner, assessor judgment along with feedbacks which are
very important to manage information.
External quality assurance
addition to sampling
External quality assurance addition to sampling is significant to
follow in managing aspects of assessment so that a basis of
feedbacks is attained and learners progress are reviewed by
different evaluators. EQA is important as it prevents mistakes
as well as defects in assessment which help learner to manage
information in accurate manner. Moreover, EQ ensures that all
the national standards of qualifications are properly maintained,
appropriate resources are provided to learners and high level
results are awarded which are further maintained as
information management.
20. The ways in which following feedbacks as well as questioning contributes towards
assessment process.
Learner questioning: oral Learner questioning and oral feedbacks contributes
in making learning visible, clearly describing the
ways grades are derived and motivating learners to
make effective actions in entire assessment process.
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To a learner, oral questions that are asked from
learner are related to subject matter and other related
ones. For example, learners will ask questions form
mathematical student about application of some
formulae or about some theory.
Learner questioning: written Learners questioning as well as written feedbacks
contributes in enhancing learning, improving
performances through clearly guiding the ways in
written manner that are used by a learner in different
point of time while completing assessment process
(Urquhart, 2018). A learner would write answers to
question at the time when the time of the
examination start at the centre. Different assessments
are conducted at different time. Moreover, when a
learner is confident or have all information about the
assessment then they can start answering to
questions.
Constructive addition to supportive
feedback
Constructive and supportive feedbacks makes
contribution in assessment procedures through
influencing learners to work in different manner,
improve quality and support at all times whenever
required in attaining assessments. Some of different
feedback methods are used by assessors are written
methods and verbal methods.
21. Explanation of legal issues, procedures together with policies related with assessment.
Legal procedures, issues as well as
policies
Description
Equality and diversity Equality and diversity procedure that is concerned with
assessment is defined as the mechanisms which treats
working of learner in equal manner and also provide
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variety of information. Equality and diversity are
elemnst which guides for curricula along with
assessment systems. These terms explains about human
rights for society values and promotes opportunities for
all.
Bilingualism Bilingualism is explained to usage of two languages
(Cash, 2017). It is a policy that can be used by a learner
when they are not able to understand one language then
in the case assessment are prepared for them in two
languages. Moreover, by asking about special
considerations with the hope of registration that will
help learners to use Bilingual policies at the sitting in
exams.
Health and safety law Health and safety law in context to assessment refers to
wellbeing and protection tp learner from various
situations such as inequality, discrimination and so on
to protect their emotional health and welfare. As
assessor, in training centre, different types of training
methods, discussions and other related working that will
boost upgradation of skill will be carried out. Before
each assessment, students are expected to revise all the
learning so to achieve good grades in assessment.
Learners emotional welfare Learners emotional welfare is explained to climate of
relative stability as well as prosperity that addresses
needs of learners in assessment procedures (Wiliam and
Leahy, 2016). Throughout the course, learners will be
provided different learning materials and their learning
will be checked through ongoing assessments. When a
student will not achieve good grade then it will state
they they needs support.
Reasonable adjustment Reasonable adjustment is the issue in which a learner or
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evaluator has to make correction in procedures of
assessment in rational manner. Both learner and
assessor make adjustment on their working at some
extent.
Data protection as well as
confidentiality
Data protection is defined to the law that protect entire
data related to assessments and other concerned
information. At same time confidentiality is the state at
which entire assessment procedure is kept private so
that no information gets leaked.
Rules for appearance along with
behaviour
Rules for appearance and behaviour in assessment
procedures are explained to the mechanisms in which a
learner has to behave, attend assessment on time and
may more that are defined by awarding regulatory.
National occupational standards National occupational standards are explained to the
aspects that are specially designed for developing
practitioners that are part of assessing knowledge and
skills of learners in assessments.
22. Brief description of the manner in which technologies contributes in assessment process.
Technology Contribution
Video evidence of performance The technology contributes in assessment procedure through
providing standard content to learners so that they can
respond in the field they want to gain qualification (Zhou,
2016). It also captures response related to later scoring as well
as create record of performances that are later used for
development of learner.
Recording of oral evidence Recording oral evidence makes huge contribution in
procedures involved in assessment through adding values,
speedily processing data, improving dialogues and
overcoming constraints in duration and distance,
Paperless or E-Portfolio E- Portfolio technology contributes in improving concepts of
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learns and managing information for long durations in
procedures of assessments.
Computer based or online
testing
Online testing technology makes huge contribution in
assessments stages through administering tests wherein
responses are recorded and assessed in electronic modes. it
helps in providing virtual learning environment to learners.
Virtual learning environment Virtual learning environment technology contributes in
making learning various things practically and in easy manner
and also requires lower costs, instant feedbacks and more
flexibility in assessment procedures.
23. The ways best practice is ensure in assessment process for various aspects to following.
Aspects Best practice
Language The best practice of top down approach in which various
mediators will be involved in entire procedure of assessment
knowing various languages that will make learner potential in
managing equality and working through bilingualism.
Gender Best practice of maximising connections among gender and
eradicating discrimination on the basis of gender among learners
will ensure that assessment procedures are followed by assessors
in equality and diversity aspects (Denton Jr, Trent and
Friedenberg, 2019).
Disability Best practice of helping individual thrive in situation of
disability so that learners makes contribution in assessment
procedures to develop their skills and competence in relation
with bilingualism and equal modes.
Race or religion or culture The best practice for race or culture is fit approach in which all
learners will be considered fit and equal despite of their culture
and religion. This will foster equality and diversity within
assessment processes.
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24. Explaining values related to reflective practice along with continuous professional
development in procedure of assessment.
Benefits to an individual and their learners
Reflective practice Reflective practices benefit a learner to maximise its potentials,
develop creative thinking and strategic thinking skills and enhance
self awareness (Lund and Kirk, 2019). At same time, reflective
practice benefits an individual to organise skills as well as make
meaningful discussions for developing future career. Department of
Education Acquisition Regulation (EDAR) is the system which
codifies and publishes policies along with procedures for the
education department which implements as well as supplements
federal Acquisition Regulation. The system makes effective use of
solicitation provisions and conducts actions.
Continuous professional
development
The benefits of Continuous professional development to an
individual includes preparing for unexpected, sparking new ideas,
paying forward and changing own perspective. Likewise, benefits
of the concept to learner include boosting qualifications, remaining
relevant and improving confidence in assessment procedures. CPD
is all about training and developing professional skills together with
knowledge by participation based addition to interactive learning. It
is one of the learning forms that allows professionals to make
improvements in competences and capabilities through certified
learning.
25. Explaining the ways in which currency of expertise as well as competence as assessor role
are maintain.
In the role of assessor, currency related to expertise and competence are maintained through
participation in assessment competences as gritted by National Quality Council, developing
vocational education, utilising online resources, attending professional events, online networking
and investing in certified courses (Patil, Laishram and Devkar, 2017). Addition to this, various
assessors ion order to maintain their currency of competence and expertise takes part in industrial
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release schemes, educational courses and work closely with other assessors.
26. Reflection on recent CPD experience addition to completion of table.
Date and duration Date: February 9, 2020-05-02
Duration: 20 days
CPD Activity Involvement in professional body
Justification of role of assessment The main reason of selecting role of
assessment is to develop knowledge and skill
set for financing and accounting workings as
professional bodies performs in effective
manner (Wiliam and Leahy, 2016).
Reflection on activity along with context
including benefits
From the activity, I gained wide knowledge in
which professional bodies set regulations and
manages working sin different situation. Form
the activity, main benefits attained are
development of critical thinking skills,
improving expertise and developing ease in
procedures.
Recognised further training needs Further needs recognised are of improving
competence level in different situational
context.
Target dates to achieve further training or CPD The targeted date for achieving upcoming
training is between May 15, 2020 to June 30,
2020.
CONCLUSION
From the above information it has been concluded that assessment identifies, describes as
well as demonstrates evidences about existing skills, competence and knowledge of a learner.
With this, future plan is prepared for developing competence as per needs and objectives of
learner.
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