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
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