Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment Contents 1) Key Concepts and Principles of Assessment 2) Responsibilities of the Assessor 3) Planning Assessment 4) Making an Assessment Decision Key Concepts and Principles Assessment is the process of evaluating the extent to which learners have developed their knowledge‚ understanding and abilities and as a result of this process an assessor will deem a learner as being competent and the evidence they provide
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Case study This case study is based on five adult learners with learning difficulties. All learners are from different backgrounds‚ ages and cultures. All learners are developing their practical living skill for when they leave college. The aim for all learners is to provide a range of skills to develop independence in the home‚ community and at work. This can help the learner to improve in the following areas managing change‚ making own choices‚ being safe in and around the community‚ develop Skills
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1.1: Compare and contrast the roles of the teacher and the learning support practitioner in assessment of learner’s achievements. The roles of Teachers and learning support practitioners are similar in that they are both continuingly monitoring the progress and achievements of the learner. Teachers need to be aware of every child’s progress within their setting. Gathering evidence and developing a full picture of each child is important‚ in order to understand their individual needs and supply
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explore the principles of assessment and will use these as a guide to evaluate the Target Skills Gold software as a tool for initial assessment. Geoff Petty (2009) describes assessment as a four part process in which we: 1. Plan – decide what and how to teach to ensure your sessions are effective and suit the learners needs 2. Assess – develop suitable ways to discover what progress has been made towards the learning goal 3. Inform – give feedback on the results of assessment 4. Address – use the
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looking at a range of theories relating to how learning takes place. I will consider how different theorist’s suggestions are put into practice in our setting focusing on the Foundation Stage. I will be looking at a range of teaching and learning models and considering how they relate to different styles of learning e.g. visual learners‚ an auditory learner or a kinesthetic learner (VAK). These teaching and learning models will be related to professional practice as well as how these would be linked with
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Enabling Learning through Assessment To enable learning is to equip and facilitate the learner with all the necessary skills required to understand and retain knowledge. One way in which the teacher can ensure that learning has taken place is through the medium of assessment – to evaluate what the learner has taken on board. Assessment methods help form a vital stage of a learner’s journey helping them to draw on skills they have acquired‚ and aids in the consolidation of the knowledge learnt
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PTLLS Unit 012 Principles of Assessment in Lifelong Learning Produce 1 Written Rationale of 1000 words for all areas of research in 1 to 3. 1.1 Analyse how types of assessment are used in lifelong learning: “Assessments should be a regular process; it might not always be formalised‚ but you should be observing what your learners are doing‚ asking questions and reviewing their progress throughout their time with you”. Gravells A. Page 113. Assessments are used to track not only learner
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Clinical practice in hospital plays an important part of learning environment for nursing curriculum. Mc Cabe (1985) thinks that clinical learning experience provides students for knowledge and socializing in professional education. ‘Furthermore‚ the professional socialization of nursing students occurs largely in the practice setting’ (Windsor 1987.Lee & French 1997). I am a registered staff nurse working in emergency department with experience almost for nine years. Before this I’m one of the
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YEAR 7 2013/14: Programme of study/Schemes of work Please monitor HW and grades achieved by pupils. Pupils must complete HW if they are to ensure success. Red Colour: Assessment for learning Green Colour: PLTS Blue Colour: Levels WEEK NO. Learning Objectives Lesson content and for Planning and resources Assessment Curriculum link Homework 1 Chapter 1: Sequences & Functions Sequences Level 4 - To use a pattern of shapes to write a sequence of numbers
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cards according to the sections in your syllabus for that subject. Draw little pictures that relate to the word or phrase. When making your key cards make a story out of the words and visualize the story in your mind My scores for my learning style assessment were as follows: o Auditory: 40% o Visual: 50% o Tactile: 10% This shows what I am a visual learner and the description and characteristics mentioned about visual learners have appeared to be true in my life. I always take down notes when
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