ASSESSMENT..... by MONIZA M. MARADIAL

A. Difference between assessment reflection for learning and assessment of learning.

In assessment for learning, it focus on the best ways of delivering a lesson, looking for the best strategy effective to the students since type of pupils are not constant, every year various kind of students are encountered, the style in teaching must not be constant, and so therefore there is a need of assessment for learning to look for the best possible style in teaching that fit to the needs and personality of your pupils and to look for how the strategy in teaching can even be more enhanced. We might thought that our style in teaching is the best and effective but we don’t even know there is much better strategy that can be more effective to the student, and this can be known by looking to the output of the result in assessment. We can also measure how good teaching style by the help of assessment for the learning. Assessment for learning will somehow be the guidance to find out if there’s a problem on teaching strategy are was it effective and be rhe guide in constructing more alternative ways in teaching techniques that will suit the different personalities of students.

While assessment of learning is looking for the result of the students capacity in learning, and their IQ measurement. It will also be the guidance of which particular lessons are need to be reteach, and which part are to be developed. So it will also be a measure of the output of your hard work in making your students learn. So assessment for learning is an evaluation to the teacher while assessment of learning is an evaluation of the student’s learning status.
B. Difference of Norm referenced test and Criterion referenced test.

Norm referenced test are made of standardize test or general examination of knowledge. It is how abundant a certain person possesses in storing knowledge in his mind. While criterion referenced test predefined set of criteria and its aims to reach a specific goals, and reach a certain objectives. Norm referenced test is best on taking board exams, school entrance exam, scholarship exams, and for promotional examinations. While criterion referenced test is best applicable in all level of studies where in they have certain goals and objective to accomplish.