Assessment

Assessment is a process by which both teachers and students make inferences. As in conventional wisdom, the general purpose of assessment is to measure students’ understanding. In other words, assessment is the process by which teachers accumulate the correct information about the students so as to made proper adjustments on teaching style and/or instructional plan. However, what should inspire teachers the most is that McTighe emphasizes that assessment is the fundamental part of how good is the teaching. “In the most successful classrooms, teachers and students understand that the purpose of assessment is the improvement of student performance.” (Reeve.2004). It should be clear to all teachers that the fundamental purpose of assessment is to support of learning not just measure of learning.
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 **  McTighe: Diagnostic or pre-assessments: it is used to check students' prior knowledge and skill levels, identify student misconceptions, profile learners' interests, and reveal learning-style preferences  **

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McTighe: Formative assessment: it is used to provide specific feedback to teachers and students for the purpose of guiding teaching to improve learning. **  McTighe: Summative assessment: it is used to  ****  summarize what students have learned at the conclusion of an instructional segment. **