Teaching Learning: Assessment in Education & Training Practices

This report provides an analysis of teaching, learning, and assessment practices in education and training, focusing on the role and responsibilities of teachers, the importance of inclusive learning environments, and the need for appropriate behavior and respect for diversity. It examines relevant legislation, regulatory requirements, and codes of practice that teachers must adhere to, as well as methods to promote equality and value diversity. The report also delves into the significance of identifying and meeting individual learner needs, utilizing initial and diagnostic assessments to agree on learning goals, and employing various assessment methods to cater to those needs. Furthermore, it discusses effective communication methods and teaching approaches, reviews the effectiveness of inclusive teaching and learning practices, and identifies areas for improvement to enhance teaching practices through continuous professional development. The document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a range of study tools and resources for students.

Teaching Learning and Assessment in Education
and Training

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................3
(a) Role and responsibilities as a teacher...........................................................................................3
(b) Relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and code of practices..........................................5
(c) Ways to promote appropriate behaviour, respect for others and value for diversity in education
and training........................................................................................................................................6
(a) Importance of identifying and meeting individual learner needs.................................................7
(b) Analysis of the role and use of initial and diagnostic assessment in agreeing individual learning
goals with learners.............................................................................................................................7
Task 3 ....................................................................................................................................................9
Task 6 ....................................................................................................................................................9
a) Stating 10 methods of assessment used in education and training and explaining purpose
benefits and limitations of each assessment.....................................................................................9
b) Choosing three and analysing their effectiveness in relation to meeting the individual needs of
the learners......................................................................................................................................12
Task 7...................................................................................................................................................13
Methods and media of communication used in the classroom and analysing the benefits and
limitations in enhancing teaching and learning of teaching and training for the maths subject.....13
Task 8...................................................................................................................................................15
a) Analysing the effectiveness of teaching and learning approaches used in the delivery and
assessment of teaching and how individual needs of learner are met............................................15
b) Reviewing the effectiveness of practice in planning, delivering and assessing inclusive teaching
and learning ....................................................................................................................................17
c) Identify the areas of improvement to enhance your practice and state five steps which will be
taken for continuous development .................................................................................................17
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................................18

INTRODUCTION
Teaching, learning and assessment all the focused on improving professional
outcomes and practices for learners as well improving the vocational skills of all the people
involved. Teachers have to ensure that the assessments are appropriately linked to the
examination requirements for distinct courses. Teachers and educators have to assist learners
in understanding how schemes can be interpreted in order to inform their understanding
including use of technologies (Asadollahi Kheirabadi and Mirzaei, 2019). The report will aim
to analyse the role and responsibility of teachers, inclusive learning, creating safe learning
environment, delivering inclusive teaching, evaluating practices in planning and inclusive
teachers along with other practices of teaching education and training.
Task 1
(a) Role and responsibilities as a teacher
Analysis of own role and responsibilities in education and training:
As a nursery teacher, I have a specific role and a number of duties which I have to undertake
in my everyday practices. These involves the following:
Role as a nursery teacher: Nursery teachers a significant importance in the formative years
of children. Through preparing educational lessons, activities and playing games as well as
facilitating hands on learning activities, the nursery teacher have to cover all the fundamental
areas in which a child needs to develop. Nursery teachers plays a significant role in
cultivating the next generation through helping children in their early childhood. They are
involved on children’s individual development so that no child is left behind in the learning
experience (Napal Fraile, Peñalva-Vélez and Mendióroz Lacambra, 2018).

Responsibilities: The nursery teachers have the responsibility for enforcement of
organizational policies, procedures, preparation and management of learning, supporting
learning and record keeping and developing own practices at work. They are also responsible
for providing a good learning environment for all the children as well as teach the children
ways of interaction as well identification of their own individual needs. They also have to
instruct the children in basic educational programs as well teach them to be creative and
innovative.
Analysis of relationships and boundaries between teaching role and other professional
roles:
A nursery teacher have to analyse the relationship and the boundaries between their teaching
role and the other professional roles which are associated to their roles (Tawafak and et.al.,
2018).
Personal boundaries- As a nursery teacher have to ensure that they fit under the certain
personal boundaries set for their role. Teachers have to ensure that they have all the necessary
skills which fit their organizational role. They have ensure that they have confidence as well
as appropriate resources which are needed for performing their job roles and responsibilities.
They need to have empathy and commitments to whatever they are doing. A nursery teacher
needs to have an appropriate amount of experience which is necessary to handle the young
children.
Professional boundaries- Apart from the personal boundaries, a nursery teacher also have to
follow some professional boundaries as well. They should fit appropriately in their job
description. They must fulfil their individual and team roles and responsibilities and maintain
appropriate communication with other professionals as well. They also need to have
appropriate relations with other professionals so that they are able to provide support and
referral to students who are in need (García-Morales, Garrido-Moreno and Martín-Rojas,
2021).
(b) Relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and code of practices
Teachers have to ensure that they are following relevant legislations, regulatory requirements
and code of practice which are related to their roles and responsibilities as a nursery teacher.
Some of these are explained as follows:

Current government legislation: There are various government legislation which apply to
teaching such as follows:
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006): This act ensures that the vulnerable people such
as children are safeguarded appropriately. The act ensures the DBS (Disclosure and Barring
Service) so that criminal backgrounds check is done on everyone who is working with
vulnerable people. Through this unsuitable people from being employed with working with
vulnerable people can be prevented (Avis, Fisher and Thompson, 2018).
Education and training fundamental (2014): This act helps in improving the standards of the
learning and teaching. This supports in providing a large quantity of activities, guides as well
as courses as well. It also assists the professional growth and development of teaching n their
professional attributes, knowledge, understanding, skills and values as well.
Health and Safety at Work Act (1947): Health and Safety at Work Act 1947 is being
addressed. This legislation is related to safety of people at work. The legislation states that it
is the responsibility of the staff members to roved care for health and safety for themselves as
well as for others. Teachers have to ensure before conducting class, they have to ensure the
safety at the environment as well as remove any risks which are possessed to children. In
simple words, the teachers have the responsibility to ensure that the environment in which
children will be studying is safe and well protected (Acosta and et.al., 2019).
Organizational code of conduct: The teachers have the responsibility to for adhering to the
responsible patterns, code of conduct which are expected form them from organization and
their peers as well. Every organization have their own code of conduct which every staff
member have to follow. The teaching code of conduct consist of re-awakening the sense of
self-esteem, hours, selfless services, moral rectitude and the dignity I teachers. They have to
protect the age-long position of leadership and nobility in intellectual and social world.
(c) Ways to promote appropriate behaviour, respect for others and value for diversity in
education and training
Why it is important to promote the appropriate behaviour and respect for others-
As a nursery teacher, it is very important to promote appropriate behaviours and respect for
others as they can huge influence on children’s early years of development. It is important for
children because at that age children do not really understand the differences between being a
bully and disrespecting others. This needs to address in the early years as it can help children

in developing open minds which knows the significance of appropriate behaviours and
respect for others (Cleland and et.al., 2020).
Ways to promote equality and value diversity:
The various ways or methods through which the equality and diversity can be valued and
promoted are as follows:
Tutor involvement- A tutor has be involved in the teaching and provide some flexibility in
approaches, providing additional resources, providing additional resources, recognition
additional support needs, community projects and working with others. This will ensure that
every student have appropriate access to resources through which they learn importance of
maintaining appropriate behaviours.
Leaner involvement: Leaners needs to be engaged and empowered as well. The children can
be taught behaving appropriately with others through making them work with other students,
group work, peer assessment, community projects etc.
For Examples: - Group activity, observation of practice, policies and procedures (Wang and
et.al., 2018).
Establishing standards: If the standards such as policies and procedures, zero tolerance for
bullying, modelling of desired behaviours, valuing of individual and equality of opportunity
etc. are established, then only children can learn the true meaning of respecting others.
Student responsibility- The students’ needs to make responsible for their own behaviours. It
can be done through student and group contracts, peer working, inclusion, group ownership,
preparation, individual research, peer working, and individual learning log.
Establishing and sustaining safe environment- Teachers have to establish and maintain a
sustaining environment for children through meeting legal requirement, organizational
policy, health and safety, risk assessment, maintenance of equipment and modelling best
practices.
Inclusive environment- Nursery teachers have to create an inclusive environment which
involves negotiating group and individual behaviours, managing student, response to needs,
prompt response to needs and prompting student responsibility.
Through all these techniques, nursery teachers can ensure that the children are behaving
appropriately and are respecting others (Potdevin and et.al., 2018).
Some examples of inclusive teaching are – The teacher focuses on the small group activities
which helps the teacher to observe the individual behaviours of students. Another example is
that teacher provides the environment where there is cooperative learning.

Task 2
(a) Importance of identifying and meeting individual learner needs
Importance of identifying and meeting individual learner needs in education
In nursery teaching, identifying and meeting the individual needs in education are critically
important because of following reasons:
Identifying learner’s needs: Leaners needs to be identified by educators or teachers so that
planning inclusive learning and motivation behind leaners for learning can be understood. It
also helps in creating leaner centred process which is as per the individual needs.
Meeting leaners’ needs: Meeting needs of leaners is very crucial so that prior knowledge on
their needs can be build and wider skills can be developed accordingly. It helps in engaging
and motivating leaners as well as helps in identify goals, specific needs and progression
opportunities. For example- word storming activities and whole group discussion can be
undertaken to identify needs of leaners and then they can be met with the help of appropriate
resources (Kaup and et.al., 2020).
The points of referral is a process
through which teachers get additional assistance on a student whom they work with directly.
These points of referrals are undertaken to meet learners’ needs of leaners. These can be of
any type such as special education evolutions, counselling services and disciplinary issues
etc.
(b) Analysis of the role and use of initial and diagnostic assessment in agreeing individual
learning goals with learners
Analysis of role and use of initial and diagnostic assessment in agreeing individual
learning goals with learners
Initial assessment: This is a significant procedure that every leaner have to undertake before
starting a new course of study. As a teacher, this is important too because it can help in
analysing that the leaner is on right track and can be supported through the course without
any particular learning needs. It also provides the teacher information on leaner’s current
experience and knowledge so that a starting point can be determined.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Initial Assessment are described as follows –
Advantages of Initial Assessment –
 It motivates the learners to feel positive while achieving the training plan.
 It increases the learners’ level of confidence which helps in addressing that they are
feeling motivated and encouraged to learn something new.
 Initial assessment focuses on the core functional skills of the learners such as literacy,
numeracy etc.
Disadvantages of Initial Assessment –
 It demotivates the learners if they show poor performance in exam.
 There can be limited knowledge which is being provided to the learners.
Diagnostic assessments: It can be very useful as they assist in identifying the certain learning
strengths and requirements of leaners as well. It can also help in determining the learning
targets as well as appropriate teaching and learning strategies for attaining those goals. This is
considered important in teaching as some leaners have high level skills in some areas as
compared to other leaners. This method can useful in identification of those areas.
Advantages and disadvantages of Diagnostic Assessments are described as follows –
Advantages of Diagnostic Assessment –
 It helps in indicating learners’ prior knowledge regarding the subject.
 It assesses the productivity of teaching/learning sessions.
Disadvantages of Diagnostic Assessment –
 Diagnostic Assessments are time consuming.
 They are impractical for use when they are needed in the process of education and
learning.
The role and use of initial diagnostic assessment in agreeing with the learning goals of
individual are as follows:
Agreeing goals- The initial diagnostic assessment is used for identifying prior achievements,
building on current knowledge and skills, addressing knowledge or skills gap ownership of
learning and specific leaning needs. This helps in agreeing on common goals between
teachers and learners.

For example: Learner led discussion can be used as an evidence for initial diagnostic
assessment. In this students are divided into small group of 10-15 students and then they will
be observed. Another method can be used is research task- individual or pairs. This will
engage the leaners and then the individual learning goals can be identified and created (Napal
Fraile, Peñalva-Vélez and Mendióroz Lacambra, 2018).
The methods of initial and diagnostic assessment to agree with individual learning goals with
the learners are explained as follows:
For example: Initial and diagnosis- For initial and diagnosis the methods such as CV
interview, application form, learning of training needs analysis, agreeing goals, negotiating
targets and timescale, action plan etc. can be used by the teachers. The learner’s individual
learning goals can be recorded which can be followed up afterwards.
For example: Recording- Through this method, the initial and diagnosis can be recorded
through the action plans, paper based or IT based, following institutional processes for
recording information, student ownership and agreed timescale for review etc. In the
organization, action plans were used as a means to record information.
(c) Communicating with leaners and learning professionals for meeting the individual
learning needs of learners
Communication with leaners and learning professionals is essential so that the individual
needs of the leaners can be fulfilled. This can be done through following methods:
Communication with Leaners: In order to analyse the individual needs of leaners the teachers
should use appropriate language and level, varied tone, pacing and two ways technique to
communicate with leaners. They should respond appropriately to learners involving leaners
and awareness of body language so that information can gathered without any issues (Wang
and et.al., 2018).
Communication with learning professionals: The teachers should communicate with other
professionals in order to negotiating with college on behalf of leaners, specialist support
providers, employment agencies, work placement providers, higher education providers,
specialist or training providers

Task 3 – In template (attached)
The scheme of work which is being used for making the scheme of work for the
maths subject which is being undertaken in an effective and efficient manner helps in creating
value for the teaching plan.
Task 4 – In template (attached)
Task 5 – In template (attached)
Task 6
a) Stating 10 methods of assessment used in education and training and explaining purpose
benefits and limitations of each assessment
There are 10 methods of assessment which are used in education and training which are being
explained with the help of purpose, benefits and limitations in an effective manner. These
assessments are described as –
1.Visual or audio recording assessments – Visual or audio recording assessments are the
assessments which are being explained as the teachers use the audio or video to explain
certain things to the students effectively. The purpose of audio and visual recording helps in
understanding the major aspects as to how effectively the assessment is being framed for the
students to learn.
Benefits – With the help of audio and visual learning, the students learn easily and this helps
in addressing that the students are also engaged through this process of learning (Elmahdi,
Al-Hattami and et.al., 2018).
Limitations – This method calls for the technology which might not support the teaching and
the learning practices which are being undertaken.
2. Summative Assessment – In this type of assessment, the overall achievement of the
student is being measured which helps in gaining the knowledge of how the students are
engaged in learning. This assessment is being done post the learning process.
Benefits – It helps in addressing the questions to the answers in which the students are
involved. It also helps in knowing that what wrong in the process of learning.
Limitations – It does not address other important aspects of how the assessment is to be
carried out (Csapó and Molnár, 2019).

3. Formative Assessment – There are variety of formal and informal procedures which are
being used by teachers in the classroom and this helps in denoting that they are the formative
assessments.
Benefits – They are positive in their intention which helps in enhancing the learning practices
and teaching. They are also directed towards teaching an integral part to the students.
Limitations – They are less detailed in the manner of teaching and learning practice.
4. Written Assessments – Written assessments are the assessments which involves the
teaching and learning to be in written form in significant manner.
Benefits – Students can explain their thinking in the written assessments when undertaken.
Limitations – It demotivates the students as they intake the written assessments (Seifert and
Feliks, 2019).
5. Oral assessments – The oral assessments are effective in preparing and making learn the
aspects of how effective and in appropriate manner the oral assessments are taken into
teaching and learning.
Benefits – They are evaluated on the basis of the knowledge which helps in knowing how
effectively the oral assessments which takes place in the teaching and learning process.
Limitations – No written information is available in the process of framing the oral
assessments.
6. Performance – based Assessments – It addresses the skills, knowledge and attitudes of
the students. Performance based assessment helps in knowing that how the students are
performing.
Benefits – Real application of knowledge is being known through this assessment used in the
process of teaching and learning.
Limitations – The standard of learning is only analysed rather than the details which are to be
considered (Tosuncuoglu, 2018).
7. Evaluation Assessments – It helps in analysing and judging whether the students are
capable of the judging which is used in learning of the students.
Benefits – It helps in grading and evaluating the learners or students.

Limitations – It does not pay attention to the aspects of growth and development of the
students.
8. Diagnostic Assessment – This is the type of assessment which helps in identifying the
students’ strength and areas of improvement at large scale in the process of teaching and
learning.
Benefits – It helps in improving the areas of weakness and identification of the strengths is
being taken care of.
Limitations – It does not aim to grade the candidates based on their attitude and skills
(Torres-Madroñero, Torres-Madroñero and et.al., 2020).
9. Authentic Assessments - The standardized tests are the authentic assessments which
helps in addressing the aspects as to how effective and in appropriate manner the assessments
are being taken into consideration.
Benefits – It helps in enabling the skills and capabilities of students at large scale.
Limitations – They are highly subjective and can be unreliable.
10. Selective Response Assessment – It includes true and false which are being addressed at
mutiple choice questions.
Benefits – It helps in providing the insight into the skills of the students.
Limitations – It is the most common method for the students in the classroom (Jolly and
Dalton, 2018).
b) Choosing three and analysing their effectiveness in relation to meeting the individual
needs of the learners
There are three assessments which are being analysed as how effective they are in relation to
meeting the individual needs of the learners. The three assessments effectiveness is described
as –
1.Written Assessments – Written assessments are important in the process of teaching and
learning and teaching which helps in addressing the aspects as to how effective and in
appropriate manner the written assessment helps in addressing the teaching and learning
process. Written assessments are effective in making learning the process of knowledge and
understanding of the students (Villarroel, Bloxham and et.al., 2018). This helps in addressing