An overview of education assessment, from what most of us recall since our early years in school, could be summed up in four steps as follows:
1) Teacher makes the test.
2) Student takes the test.
3) Teacher grades the test.
4) Student receives the grade.
It was, and continues to be, the responsibility of the student to decide what step should be taken next. The student should look at the grade they got on the test, learn from any mistakes made, correct those mistakes, and become better prepared for the next test.
To be able to do this, the student should be given access to the test, after it has been corrected, so they can have the time to study from it. This is one critical element that is missing from most current methods of educational assessment. If a student is to fully understand the importance of having their education assessed, then students should be given access to the assessment they have taken.
Students ought to have the right to access the educational assessment tool which has been implemented to measure their growth. After all, it is the student who takes the test, provides the answers, and is evaluated. Let us think back at how much we could have grown educationally if we had been given access to all the standardized tests that we took as students, instead of just having been given an abstract number.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Education Assessment Application
Assessment is a measuring tool which is used in education. One of the purposes of assessing education is to measure what has been learned. Educational assessment has limitations, but it can be useful when measuring factual and specific data. When educational assessment is used for the measurement of either non-factual or non-specific information, it is beneficial to define and develop a measuring guideline which clearly states what is acceptable. Assessment guidelines can then be refined further into different ranges, degrees, and/or scales.
Educational assessment should be applied to measure the growth that a student has achieved. Care should be taken not to use educational assessment as the only measuring tool by which the whole education of a student is evaluated. The limits of educational assessment makes it ineffective as the one and only measuring tool to use in education. What students learn is ample and diverse. It takes many different forms of measurement to capture an overall assessment of an individual's education.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
Educational assessment should be applied to measure the growth that a student has achieved. Care should be taken not to use educational assessment as the only measuring tool by which the whole education of a student is evaluated. The limits of educational assessment makes it ineffective as the one and only measuring tool to use in education. What students learn is ample and diverse. It takes many different forms of measurement to capture an overall assessment of an individual's education.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Education Assessment Variations
There are limits to both the quantity and quality of education which can be assessed. The greatest of these limitations is the amount of time that is allocated to assess what has been learned in a given time on a specific subject. Further limitations include limits in language and learning which the student must overcome by developing skills and abilities in each of these areas.
Although there are limitations to educational assessment, educators can and have develop various methods by which to assess, the quality and quantity of education, that students should have learned at the conclusion of the instruction period. Some of these forms are familiar as they are known as quizzes, tests, exams, and finals, but it is worth taking into consideration other methods of educational assessment such as collaborative, creativity, and presentations.
By developing a multitude of variations to how students are assessed, we can expand our ability to truly understand what it is that our students have learned throughout the the course of our instruction and guidance. Developing diverse assessment methods also gives students different chances to express what they have learned in their own unique way, which may, in turn, allow others to learn from each other.
It is important that educators take the time to analyze and understand the importance of assessing education, and that they be supportive of the current methodology under implementation, while working toward the development of future methods of assessment which are fair and balanced while maintaining the rigor that is needed to measure academic achievement.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
Although there are limitations to educational assessment, educators can and have develop various methods by which to assess, the quality and quantity of education, that students should have learned at the conclusion of the instruction period. Some of these forms are familiar as they are known as quizzes, tests, exams, and finals, but it is worth taking into consideration other methods of educational assessment such as collaborative, creativity, and presentations.
By developing a multitude of variations to how students are assessed, we can expand our ability to truly understand what it is that our students have learned throughout the the course of our instruction and guidance. Developing diverse assessment methods also gives students different chances to express what they have learned in their own unique way, which may, in turn, allow others to learn from each other.
It is important that educators take the time to analyze and understand the importance of assessing education, and that they be supportive of the current methodology under implementation, while working toward the development of future methods of assessment which are fair and balanced while maintaining the rigor that is needed to measure academic achievement.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Education Assessment Limitations
Assessing education is not only necessary for accountability purposes, but for the evaluation of its quantity and quality. Those who have participated for some time in the educational process should understand the importance of having their education assess for all three of these elements: Quality, Quantity, and Accountability.
The quality of education should be the best that can be achieved. Good quality education should be the priority of both the giver of the education and the receiver of such. To assess the quality of education, the emphasis should be in allowing the individual being assessed to be able to share their knowledge in a creative problem solving manner that challenges their way of thinking.
The quantity of education goes beyond any numerical value that we can place on it. Good quality education should be complemented with a large quantity of diverse information from a multitude of resources which is readily available for the individual to use as needed. Assessing the quantity of an individual's education presents the challenge of having to compress a lifetime worth of information into nearly a few seconds.
The accountability of education can only measured through a fair and balanced assessment process. Two parts that are key for succeeding while being assessed are language and learning. Educational assessment is limited by the individual's skills and ability to both communicate clearly through language, and develop a successful learning style. It is these assessment limits of language and learning which can define the difference between meeting the challenges of the educational process, or succumbing to them.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
The quality of education should be the best that can be achieved. Good quality education should be the priority of both the giver of the education and the receiver of such. To assess the quality of education, the emphasis should be in allowing the individual being assessed to be able to share their knowledge in a creative problem solving manner that challenges their way of thinking.
The quantity of education goes beyond any numerical value that we can place on it. Good quality education should be complemented with a large quantity of diverse information from a multitude of resources which is readily available for the individual to use as needed. Assessing the quantity of an individual's education presents the challenge of having to compress a lifetime worth of information into nearly a few seconds.
The accountability of education can only measured through a fair and balanced assessment process. Two parts that are key for succeeding while being assessed are language and learning. Educational assessment is limited by the individual's skills and ability to both communicate clearly through language, and develop a successful learning style. It is these assessment limits of language and learning which can define the difference between meeting the challenges of the educational process, or succumbing to them.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Education Assessment Introduction
We begin our monthly theme for May with an introduction to educational assessment by focusing on two key issues: How do we assess education and who's education are we assessing. At first look, the how may bring to mind quizzes, assignments, tests, projects, exams, and presentations, in addition to many other similar methods which have become a part of education. As for the who, well that should be quite clear, we asses the student's education. After all, students attend our schools to become educated. However, a closer look at each of these two key issues reveal to us that there is more to assessing education than just testing the student.
While it is true that quizzes, tests, and exams are valuable tools to assess education, we must also be aware that there are limitations for each one. One of the limits which must be imposed is that of time, for example, a 20 minute quiz versus a 2-hour exam. It only makes sense that more educational knowledge can be assessed in two hours than it can in 20 minutes. It is because of these and other limitations that we must take care when implementing an educational assessment.
Education can be acquired by students through good instruction and perseverance. This should make our assessment process to be focused on individual achievement. We cannot, however, ignore the fact that education can also be acquired by students through collaboration and cooperation with each other. This is why we must also look at assessment beyond the individual achievement, and try to include groups of students, classrooms, schools, and districts.
How we assess education and who's education we are assessing are two key issues that we must take a close look at if we are to fully understand the importance of assessing education.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
While it is true that quizzes, tests, and exams are valuable tools to assess education, we must also be aware that there are limitations for each one. One of the limits which must be imposed is that of time, for example, a 20 minute quiz versus a 2-hour exam. It only makes sense that more educational knowledge can be assessed in two hours than it can in 20 minutes. It is because of these and other limitations that we must take care when implementing an educational assessment.
Education can be acquired by students through good instruction and perseverance. This should make our assessment process to be focused on individual achievement. We cannot, however, ignore the fact that education can also be acquired by students through collaboration and cooperation with each other. This is why we must also look at assessment beyond the individual achievement, and try to include groups of students, classrooms, schools, and districts.
How we assess education and who's education we are assessing are two key issues that we must take a close look at if we are to fully understand the importance of assessing education.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
May 2014
May is known, through most of the world, for Mother's Day. For us in the U.S. It is also known for its Memorial Day holiday, the last holiday of the school year. Long ago, it seems, we were returning from Winter Break to start the first school day of 2014. Even longer than this was that first day of school which followed last year's summer. May is the last full month of academic instruction.
It is in this month of May that we, as educators, and those of us who are involved in education (Students, Assistants, Teachers, Parents, Principals, Administrators, etc.) should begin the process of assessing education. A good educational assessment provides accountability. It allows us to check for a balance of equality and fairness of quality in the instruction which we have provided for our students throughout this past school year.
MRCR Education dedicates the month of May to educational assessment. Throughout this month, various topics related to educational assessment will be presented in our posts. We hope that you find them informational and useful, and welcome your feedback too.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
It is in this month of May that we, as educators, and those of us who are involved in education (Students, Assistants, Teachers, Parents, Principals, Administrators, etc.) should begin the process of assessing education. A good educational assessment provides accountability. It allows us to check for a balance of equality and fairness of quality in the instruction which we have provided for our students throughout this past school year.
MRCR Education dedicates the month of May to educational assessment. Throughout this month, various topics related to educational assessment will be presented in our posts. We hope that you find them informational and useful, and welcome your feedback too.
Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator
Copyright 2014. MRCR Educational Consulting Firm. All Rights Reserved.
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