Module 4 Activity 4 - How we assess - assessment methods

When students are involved in the assessment process, learning increases.   "It is important that learning experiences in the classroom be assessed in an authentic manner….. continuous assessment should mirror instruction ….”  Saskatchewan Education. (1997).   When  assessment is continuous, it focuses on both process and product, providing students the opportunity to demonstrate that they learn from their mistakes and giving them the opportunity to revise their work and improve their learning.  In addition, assessment should be collaborative. It gives students the opportunity to be responsible for their own learning and helps them to develop a positive attitude toward the use of technology in meaningful, real-world situations. It gives them the feeling of competence and success in using technology to asses themselves and their peers.

Assessment should meet the varied learning needs of learners.  It gives them the opportunity to demonstrate their ICT proficiency and help them to transfer this proficiency across subjects.

Assessment should include clear criteria for success. One way of doing this is to provide students with rubric since rubrics make grading quicker, clearer, and more objective.