Thursday, 14 August 2008

A perspective on our education system...

http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=23431

assessments

§ What are the purposes of assessment? Assessments are used in lots of ways and situations; from IQ through personality, interviews and examinations.


§ Consider and explore the uses of assessments and the potential for conflicting purposes of assessment results.


§ What are the underlying assumptions of assessments? Often tests are put to use without the contexts of their developments being explored. psychological theory, psychometrics and educational assessment approaches.


§ Does this test measure what it is supposed to measure? Techniques for investigating the validity of assessment claims will be explored - psychological and educational assessments.


§ How can we tell if assessments are fair? Culture-fairness, as well as gender-fairness of tests.


§ What makes assessments more reliable? Research on procedures for making assessments consistent


§ What is the relationship between assessment and learning? Assessment is crucial to the education system, as we need to know whether students are learning? Techniques of assessment for learning