Principles of Assess Ment: Prepared By: Marvin Pame
The document outlines 9 principles of assessment that should be followed to ensure tests are useful, appropriate, effective and plausible. The principles include: assessments should be valid and measure intended learning outcomes; be reliable and consistent; provide explicit, accessible and transparent information; be inclusive and equitable; be an integral part of program design and relate to aims and outcomes; have a manageable amount of work; include both formative and summative assessments; provide timely feedback; and require staff training on assessment.
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Principles of Assess Ment: Prepared By: Marvin Pame
The document outlines 9 principles of assessment that should be followed to ensure tests are useful, appropriate, effective and plausible. The principles include: assessments should be valid and measure intended learning outcomes; be reliable and consistent; provide explicit, accessible and transparent information; be inclusive and equitable; be an integral part of program design and relate to aims and outcomes; have a manageable amount of work; include both formative and summative assessments; provide timely feedback; and require staff training on assessment.
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Principles of Assess
ment prepared by: Marvin Pame Principle of assessment
> Principles of assessment serve as a guidelines to ensure that the test
is useful, appropriate, effective, and plausible.
This principles are crucial to be taken into consideration because asses
sment is an important aspect of educational process which determines t
he level of accomplishments of students.
Principle 1 - Assessment should be valid
Validity ensures that assessment tasks and a
ssociated criteria effectively measure student attainment of the intended learning outcomes at the appropriate level. Principle 2 - Assessment should be reliable and c onsistent
There is a need for assessment to be reliable an
d this requires clear and consistent processes fo r the setting, marking, grading and moderation of assignments. Principle 3 - Information about assessment shoul d be explicit, accessible and transparent
Clear, accurate, consistent and timely informatio
n on assessment tasks and procedures should b e made available to students, staff and other ext ernal assessors or examiners. Principle 4 - Assessment should be inclusive and equitable
As far as is possible without compromising acad
emic standards, inclusive and equitable assess ment should ensure that tasks and procedures d o not disadvantage any group or individual. Principle 5 - Assessment should be an integral part of programme design and should relate directly to the pr ogramme aims and learning outcomes
Assessment tasks should primarily reflect the na
ture of the discipline or subject but should also e nsure that students have the opportunity to deve lop a range of generic skills and capabilities. Principle 6 - The amount of assessed work should be manageable
The scheduling of assignments and the amount
of assessed work required should provide a relia ble and valid profile of achievement without overl oading staff or students. Principle 7 - Formative and summative assessm ent should be included in each programme
Formative and summative assessment should be incor
porated into programmes to ensure that the purposes o f assessment are adequately addressed. Many progra mmes may also wish to include diagnostic assessment. Principle 8 - Timely feedback that promotes learning a nd facilitates improvement should be an integral part of the assessment process
Students are entitled to feedback on submitted formative
assessment tasks, and on summative tasks, where appr opriate. The nature, extent and timing of feedback for ea ch assessment task should be made clear to students in advance. Principle 9 - Staff development policy and strategy should include assessment
All those involved in the assessment of students
must be competent to undertake their roles and r esponsibilities. THANKS