QA4ODFL2/Assessment/Advantages

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You have read about assessment as learning in this course. This is a very important type of assessment, especially in open schooling where self-directed learning determines a learner’s success. Self-assessment, supported with peer assessment is key in strengthening assessment as learning. The (Commonwealth of Learning) gives the following advantages of self and peer assessment:

  • Increase student responsibility and autonomy;
  • Achieve a more advanced and deeper understanding of the subject matter, skills and processes;
  • Elevate the role and status of students as assessors;
  • Encourage a deeper approach to learning;
  • Involving students in critical reflection; and
  • Develop in students a better understanding of their own subjectivity and judgement, (COL, 2016) .
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Learning activity 2

Listen to the following short video clip. While you are watching think about the three types of assessment you have read about here.

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by CLAS Network



After listening to the video, do the following quiz to check your understanding of these types of assessment:

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Quiz
  • All of the following are forms of formative assessment except:
  • For formative assessment to be effective,
  • Assessment for learning is teacher driven.
  • It is not important for learners to know why they are assessed
  • Assessment as learning
  • All of the following activities promote self-directed learning except:
  • Assessment as learning:
  • One way of ridding assessment of fear and anxiety is:
  • In open schooling, where there is more independent learning than in face-to-face schooling,



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Reflection

Although we distinguish between formative and summative assessment, in practice there is overlap between the two forms of assessment. Formative assessment can sometimes contribute towards summative assessment, in addition to being used for learning improvement purposes. The same applies to assessment for, assessment of and assessment as learning. However, what is important to remember is that formative assessment has great potential for improving learning processes as gaps are identified early enough to take corrective measures. Also, assessment for learning has the same advantage, as the focus is not so much on grading as it is on enhancing the learning. To understand more about using integrated assessment, you are encouraged to read the Commonwealth of Learning Course, (AS4ODFL) on this link: (https://pacificopencourses.col.org/as4odfl/)