Assessment+Philosophy

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Assessment and learning are two things in the classroom that seem to go hand in hand. Discovering the purpose as to why a teacher is assessing is the first step that needs to be done when developing the way in which you want to help your students to gain knowledge and understanding. Assessment should be done of learning, as learning and for learning. By looking at the understanding of your students, the ways assessment can improve your teaching methods and what assessment means for your students, teachers are able to see if their assessment practices are allowing their students the best chance for success within their classrooms.=====

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There are many forms of assessment and many ways that teachers can learn from them, but they need to make sure that all forms are reliable and valid. Assessment is only one tool that assesses your students’ capabilities and skills and should be taken only as a part of the student’s academic personality. Giving tests, quizzes, or essays gives the students the opportunity to show what they know and the teacher is able to assess where students are struggling and how they are able to help the students grasp the concepts that they need to know. A teacher’s main concern is to make sure your students are learning the best way they can, and assessment can do that for you.=====

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The feedback from assessments gives the teacher an understanding of how their students are doing, but it also helps them to improve your instruction. The teacher needs to ensure they provided reasonable forms of assessment to make sure the students understand what was being asked of them and that an unfair assessment is not hindering their capabilities. Although there is no way to prefect a method of discovering how to assess your students, every teacher knows that it is important to use different methods in order to help the success of your students. Teachers also need to self-evaluate their teaching styles and methods to see if the way in which the concept was taught was clear to each student in the classroom. Teachers need to use assessments to reflect on ways that not only the students can improve, but also the ways that they can improve as well.=====

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Students, like teachers, should use assessment as a way for them to understand where they need to improve as well. Being assessed can be stressful for your students, and teachers need to observe how these assessments are affecting your students. Giving marks and feedback on the work that a student is doing within the classroom can be self-motivating as students are going to do more work when they want to get a better grade in a class. However, it can also hinder students who find marks to be disheartening and one more form of proof as to where they feel they are struggling. Each student will be affected differently by the assessments and teachers need to use assessments as a tool to assess only one aspect of the student’s abilities. Assessment within the classroom should be used only as a mode of motivation and not as punishment for a student not doing well.=====