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Assessment FOR Learning and
Assessment AS Learning
As an essential part of the instructional system, assessment consists of
setting the intended learning outcomes, selecting a teaching methodology, strategy
and activity that are aligned to the learning outcome and topics which are
developmentally appropriate to the learners and assessment itself. It is the part of
the instructional cycle that determines whether the intended learning outcome has
been attained and so necessarily, the assessment task must be aligned to the
intended learning outcome.
In a lesson on assessment, we are talking about assessment FOR learning,
assessment OF learning and assessment AS learning. The episode will dwell on the
formative assessment (assessment for learning) and self-assessment (assessment as
learning).
At the end of th is episode , you must be able to:
✓ Demonstrate knowledge of the design and use of formative assessment, and ✓
Explain the importance of formative assessment.
Remember the following key points:
• We ensure that the intended outcome is attained at the end of the lesson and
so while we are still in the process of teaching, we are checking the student’s
understanding and progress.
• When we found out the learners failed to understand our lesson, we reteach
until our learners master them. This is what we called Formative
Assessment. It is the assessment where learners are being taught or formed.
It is the assessment amid instruction.
• Formative Assessment is also referred to as assessment for learning.
Assessment for learning simply means we do assessment to ensure learning.
• We do not wait for the end of the lesson to find out if learners understood the
lesson or not because if it is only at the end of the lesson that we discover
that the learners did not understand the lesson, we have wasted so much
time and energy teaching presuming that everything was clear, only to find
out at the end of the lesson that the learners did not understand the lesson at
all. This means that we must reteach from the very beginning.
• Assessment for learning encourages peer assessment.
Now, are you ready for your observation activity? I bet you are, so let’s begin.
Your Activity 12.1
Visiting the Learning Resource Center
Resource Teacher ______________________________ Signature: ______________________
Grade/Year Level: ____________________________________ Date: ______________________
1. Observe what Teacher does
or listen to what teacher says to find out if the
students understood the lesson while teaching learning is in progress.
What Teacher said Tally
What Teacher Did Tally
2. Did the teacher ask the class, Did you understand?. If she did, what was the class
re sponse?
3. Did the learners make the teacher feel or sense they did not understand the
lesson or a part of the lesson? How?
4. If they did, how did the teacher respond?
5. Were the students given the opportunity to ask questions for clarification? How
was this done?
6. Ask your resource teacher on the strategy used when he/she found out that there
are students who do not clearly understood the lessons. Did the teacher do any of
the following activities:
_______ Peer tutoring
_______ Each one Teach One (students paired with one another)
_______Teacher gives more Practice Tasks for lesson Mastery
_______Teacher did the reteaching
7. If the teacher engaged in re-teaching, how did she do it? Did she use the same
teaching strategy? Describe.
8. Did the teacher check on student’s progress while re-teaching?
Answer the following questions.
1. Why should a teacher find out if students understand the lesson while
teaching is in progress? Is it not better to do once-and-for-all assessment
at the completion of the entire lesson?
2. Why is not enough for a teacher to ask “DID YOU UNDERTAND, CLASS?”
when she intends to check on learner’s progress?
3. Should a teacher record results of formative assessment for grading
purposes? Why or why not?
4. Based on your observations, what assessment practiced worked?
5. Why is peer tutoring sometimes seen to be more effective than teacher
himself doing the reteaching or tutoring?
6. Could the student’s failure at the end of the grading period be attributed
to the non-application of formative assessment?
Formative Assessment is tasting the soup while cooking.
Reflect on this and write yourlections
ref below.
Should you record resultsf oformative assessment? Why or why
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Your Activity 12.2
Observing Assessme nt AS Learning Practices (Self -Assessment)
Resource Teacher ______________________________ Signature: ______________________
Grade/Year Level: ____________________________________ Date: ______________________
Observe the class and find out
practices that reflect assessment AS learning. Record your observations.
OBSERVATION SHEET REPORT
Date of Observation: ________________________________________
School: _________________________________________________________
Subject: _____________________________________ Topic: ______________________________
Grade/Year Level: ________________________
Teacher My Observation
1. Did the teacher provide
opportunities for the learners
to monitor and reflect their
own learning?
2. What are proofs that students were
engaged in self-reflection, self-
monitoring and selfadjustment?
3. Did the students record or
report their own learning?
4. Did the teacher create the criteria
with the students for tasks to be
completed or skill to be learned?
UTILIZATION OF TEACHING AIDS FORM
If the student is the HEART of all assessment, then all assessment should
support student learning. Do you agree? Why or why not?
Does assessment AS learning have the same ultimate purpose as
assessment FOR learning?
The primary purpose of the assessment is NOT to measure but to FURTHER
learning. Reflect on your personal experiences of assessment in school. Were
you given opportunities for self-assessment? If YES, what was its impact on
your learning?
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On the next page, insert photos of peer tutoring or any other forms or
strategies of re-teaching to further the learning. You may also add samples of
assessment.
Great Job! You are done with the observation activity for the Learning
Episode 12. To successfully end your Learning Episode 12, go to your LMS and
answer the Learning Episode 12 Quiz.
