6 points to note in student assessment
Through classroom assessment, teachers can understand students better and enhance the learning process while helping students become more sensitive, self-evaluative and self-directed in their learning.
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1. Student-centered
Classroom assessment focuses primarily on observing and improving learning rather than teaching. The results of assessment allow teachers and students to make necessary adjustments to enhance learning.
2. Teachers play a guiding role
Teachers are respected for their academic freedom and professional judgment. Each teacher has the right to decide what to assess, how to assess it, and what to do with the assessment results. Furthermore, teachers are not required to share assessment information with anyone outside the classroom.
3. Help each other for mutual benefit
Because assessment is intended to enhance learning, teachers need to make it clear to students that active student participation is essential.
By actively participating in the assessment process, students will have a better grasp of the course content and will improve their ability to self-assess. Students will be more motivated to learn if they find the course interesting and worth their effort.
Teachers can better define their focus by answering three questions: “What essential knowledge and skills am I trying to teach students?”, “How do I know if students are learning those knowledge and skills?”, and “What can I do to help them learn better?”.
Working closely with students in answering these questions will help teachers enhance their teaching skills and gain new insights.
4. Construction properties
It is important to emphasize that the purpose of classroom assessment is to improve teaching, not to grade students. Therefore, teachers should not grade assessment results and communicate that information widely.
5. Special properties
Assessments must be based on the specific needs and characteristics of teachers and students and the principles they must adhere to. Assessments that may be appropriate in one classroom may not be appropriate in another.
6. Originates from good teaching
The classroom assessment process is an attempt to make feedback on student learning more systematic, flexible, and effective.
Teachers ask questions, answer students' questions, monitor body language and facial expressions, check homework, tests, etc. Classroom assessment is also a seamless and systematic part of the teaching and learning process.
By understanding the 6 characteristics of classroom assessment methods as above, teachers can exploit assessment results most effectively and achieve the ultimate goal of helping students' learning process become better and better.
According to GD&TĐ/Global Education
