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Assessment in learning is the systematic process of collecting and analyzing evidence of student learning to inform educational decisions. It is essential for evaluating the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction, and can take various forms, including formative, summative, diagnostic, placement, traditional, and authentic assessments. Related concepts include measurement, evaluation, testing, and grading, each serving distinct purposes in the educational process.

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Sir James Notes

Assessment in learning is the systematic process of collecting and analyzing evidence of student learning to inform educational decisions. It is essential for evaluating the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction, and can take various forms, including formative, summative, diagnostic, placement, traditional, and authentic assessments. Related concepts include measurement, evaluation, testing, and grading, each serving distinct purposes in the educational process.

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WHAT IS ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING?

ASSESSMENT – is rooted in the Latin word assidere, which means “to sit beside another”
Assessment is generally defined as the process of gathering quantitative and/or qualitative data
for the purpose of making decisions.
Assessment in learning is vital to the educational process similar to curriculum and instruction.
Schools and teachers will not be able to determine the impact of curriculum and instruction on
students or learners without assessing learning.

Assessment is defined as the systematic and purpose-oriented collection, analysis, and


interpretation of evidence of student learning in order to make informed decision relevant to the
learners. In essence, the aim of assessment is to use evidence on student learning to further
promote and manage learning. Assessment in learning can be characterized as (a) a process, (b)
based on specific objectives, and (c) from multiple sources.

OTHER CONCEPTS RELATED TO ASSESSMENT

MEASUREMENT - is defined as the process of assigning numbers to the individual’s achievement,


intelligence, personality, attitudes and values.

EVALUATION - is the process of providing information that will help in making judgment about a
particular situation.

TESTING - refers to the use of a test or battery of tests to collect information on student learning
over a specific period of time.

GRADING - refers to the process of assigning value to the performance or achievement of a


learner based on specified criteria or standards.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING

Formative Assessment

- refers to assessment activities that provide information to both teachers and learners on
how they can improve the teaching-learning process. This type of assessment is formative
because it is used at the beginning and during instruction for teachers to assess learner’s
understanding.

Summative Assessment
- are assessment activities that aim to determine learner's mastery of content or
attainment of learning outcomes. They are summative, as they are supposed to provide
information on the quantity or quality of what students have learned or achieved at the
end of instruction.

Diagnostic assessment

- aims to detect the learning problems or difficulties of the learners so that corrective
measures or interventions are done to ensure learning.

Placement assessment
- is used to determine what the learners already know or what are their needs that could
inform design of instruction.

Traditional assessment

- refers to the use of conventional strategies or tools to provide information about the
learning of students.

Authentic assessment
- refers to the use of assessment strategies or tools that allow learners to perform or create
a product that are meaningful to the learners as they are based on real-world contexts.

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