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Assessment as Practice. Module 4 Week 3 Dr Carol Azumah Dennis carol.dennis@hull.ac.uk. f ormal. t ext based. n on-text based. informal. Open book exam. f ormal. Written test. Skills test. Essay. Short answer questions. Oral exam. t ext based. Case study. n on-text based.
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Assessment as Practice Module 4 Week 3 Dr Carol Azumah Dennis carol.dennis@hull.ac.uk
formal text based non-text based informal
Open book exam formal Written test Skills test Essay Short answer questions Oral exam text based Case study non-text based Multiple choice Peer Assessment Discussion Self Assessment informal Role Play
Essay formal Open book exam Skills test Written test Short answer questions assignments Oral exam question & answer text based practical activity tutorial Case study project non-text based Multiple choice Peer Assessment Role Play learningjournal Discussion Self Assessment informal conversation application form
Other types .... • Academic • Assessor led • Benchmarking • Competence based • Diagnostic • Direct • Evidence • Formal • Formative • Holistic • Independent • Indirect • Informal • Initial • Integrated • Internal
... of assessment • Ipsative • Learners led • Norm-referencing • Objective • Proficiency • Process • Product • Profiling • Qualitative • Quantitative • Screening • Subjective • Summative • Triangulation • Vocational • Criteria-referencing
Select three types of assessment to discuss • How often do you use this type of assessment • How might you incorporate it into your practice • Do you agree with where it is positioned on the template; where else might you position it - why
Who needs to do what? • What responsibility do different stakeholders have in the assessment process?
Methods of assessments • Adding to the types of assessment, what assessment methods can you think of? • What are the advantages or limitations of each?
Methods of assessments • With reference to three different types of assessment – what particular issues of reliability and validity will you need to consider?
But... ◉ Sufficient ◉ Valid ◉ Authentic ◉ Reliable ◉ Current
Recognising & Recording Progress & Achievement in non-accredited learning http://www.rarpatoolkit.com/en/rarpa.asp • Appropriate Aims • Initial assessment • Learning objectives • Formative: Recognition and recording of progress • Summative: tutor & self-assessment; progress review
...‘what if.’ • Some learners are treated less favourably • The organisation does not make reasonable adjustment
Access for All • Dyslexia • Disability • Hearing impairment • Visual impairment • Varying work patterns • Linguistic diversity
And what if ... • Gender • Disability • Race • Religion & belief • Sexual orientation
What can you do to make sure your assessment practice is inclusive and fair to all learners? • It might help to think in terms of learner, assessor and organisational responsibility?
Knowledge & Understanding • theories, principles and applications of in/formal assessment and their roles in learning and evaluation • significance of equity & diversity for the assessment Professional Skills • how to plan/design & conduct in/formal assessment • how to give feedback to promote progress and achievement Transferable Skills • demonstrate knowledge of the minimum core in own practice • how to evaluate and improve own assessment practice
Part A • Report outlining their selection, application and evaluation of an assessment strategy and associated methods (1,500 words)
The assessment used for my area of work is the National Test – a 40 question multiple choice exam. I am critical of it but use because policy demands it. I teach learners beyond the test and de-emphasise its significance. I also supplement it with informal individual learning plans to make sure learners have amore reliable Ipsative assessment profile.
Draft an initial position statement on assessment in your area. This is a one or two sentence answer to the question.
Part B • Trainees will submit examples of feedback, ILP/ILTs with a commentary and or other documents which demonstrate understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of equality and diversity in the assessment process. (1,000 words)
Part C • Planning and delivering learning: Reflective commentary on personal and professional development during Year 1 (1500 words)
We shall never cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time. T. S. Eliot(1888 - 1965)
[learning as] a generative dance on the edge of a volcano, a ‘camping on seesaws’ my emphasis (Hedberg et al., 1976).