Get Your Students Hired
This module reinforced that assessment is a tool for the instructor to learn from about the course and the teaching. The evaluation is focused on finding out what the learner has gotten from the lesson and grading.
I intend to apply my understanding of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments in my role as an educator by incorporating these assessment types effectively into my teaching practices. By using diagnostic assessments at the beginning of a course to gauge students’ prior knowledge and skills, I can better tailor my instruction to meet their individual needs.
I have learned the distinct differences between assessment and evaluation, as well as diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment. It is important to evaluate students periodically to assess their progress and also reassess your lessons plans when necessary.
It is very important to understand that the entire learning evaluation process is developed through three types of evaluation: diagnostic, formative and summative. The diagnosis allows us to review the student's previous knowledge regarding the topic to be worked on, then the training allows us to work on the learning process, guiding and correcting the student to achieve the best results, which is why it is also discussed as the assessment process. Finally, summative evaluation allows grading the final result based on the learning achieved established in the learning objective
I was not familiar with the terms and differences between the terms, i.e., formative versus summative. Additionally, I learned about some of the tools used - minute write, muddy points, 1-2-3 etc.
For the most effective teaching, different methods of assessment and evaluation should be used
Diagnostic Assessment is great idea to measure the students previous or prior knowledge.
Diagnostic Evaluations are important in learning the students current or existing knowledge prior to a lesson plan. This can include various types of diagnostic evaluations and is important as student misconceptions should be ascertained prior to coursework instruction.
There is a definite process to evaluating a students knowledge on a subject by using the processes of assessment. Basically checking on their comprehension before, in the middle and then towards the end of a course to allow for time to revisit material that may have been missed or misunderstood.
It's very important not just to evaluate students periodically but to assess their progress without consequence so that customizations and modifications can be made to ensure success.
All components of assessment are important to have a holistic view of the student's learning, to improve the teaching and learning process, and to ensure continual improvement of the course and course design.
I have learned that formative assessent focuses on continuos feedback to enhance student learning, while summative assessment evaluates overall understanding at the end of a period. I plan to apply this knoledge by implementing varied assessment techniques to provide constructive feddback and monitor students' progress effectivrly.
It's important to know when use the appropriate assessment in order to accomplish the intended outcomes.
Assessments determine knowledge, attitudes, skills, and/or beliefs. There are diagnostic assessments to be administered at the beginning to determine pre-existing skills or knowledge, then there are formative assessments which can help me determine ongoing learning, and lastly, summative assessments to account for learning at the end of the instruction.
I rely on the use of assessments to determine student learning and improve on my teaching. I have never taught a class the exact same way because each class has students with different learning styles and adaptation levels. Don't be afraid to adapt to your students.
The difference between assessment and evaluation; I find that these get used interchangeably, when really they are distinct. Also, the impact of diagnostic assessment - I think this could be beneficial in a variety of ways, but especially to a new faculty member that may not know how to gauge what content to cover & so tends to try to cover every single thing in great detail.
It is important to know the difference between assessment and evaluation when developing a course.