Principles And Practices Of Assessment In Post-Compulsory Education
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PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF ASSESSMENT IN POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION 1
INDEX 2
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT - A WRITTEN EVALUATION OF HOW DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN USED IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING 9
Introduction 9
The merging of different forms of assessment 10
The example - Cambridge Regional College Key Skills 11
Benefits of a web based assessment tool 12
The Process 13
Results 14
Profile 14
Percentile or group profile 15
Students identifying their own needs 18
Online Resources 18
Diagnostic Assessment and Learning Needs 18
On-Course Support 19
Learning Support 20
Other types of Diagnostic Assessment Tests 21
References 22
A DISCUSSION OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE THEORY OF AP (E) L ALSO APU'S POSITION IN RELATION TO OTHER HEIS 23
What is AP (E) L 23
The problems with AP (E) L 25
The Problems 25
The financial problem 26
What does AP (E) L offer 29
Is there a way forward? 32
Conclusion the possible solutions 32
References 35
THREE EXAMPLES OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND FEEDBACK RELEVANT TO EACH CASE 36
Background to Formative Assessment 36
My use of formative assessment 39
The Strategy 41
Self esteem 41
Why building self assessment skills is important 42
Building Opportunities for pupils to explain themselves 43
Asking the right questions 43
Background on the importance of feedback 44
Feedback strategy 46
Issues 47
Three Examples of Self and Peer Assessment 49
Example 1 - Self assessment of assignment writing 50
The procedure 51
Feedback 53
Example 2 Last Five Minutes 56
Feedback 57
Example 3 Questioning Strategies 59
Questioning Strategies 59
General Findings 62
Conclusions 64
References 65
APPENDICES 66
Appendix 1 Questions on Communications 66
Appendix 2 Answers on Application of Number 80
Appendix 3 AON Profile 81
Appendix 4 AON Percentile 83
Appendix 5 Assessment of Learning and...
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