Reflection on Assessment for Learning vs. Assessment of Learning
Assessment of learning is an evaluation to find out if the learners are actually learning (changing their behavior) as a result of the training.
Assessment for learning is an evaluation to provide feedback to both the teacher and learning regarding the learners’ progress towards achieving the learning objective.
These two (2) types of assessment are different from each other. The first one is assessing in finding out what the learner has learned while the later is assessing the learner’s active involvement in his/her own learning.
For me, they are both important. Since both of them contribute to the progress of the learner. The two types can be differentiated according to the following statements:
Assessment of learning can be measured by asking the learner to recall facts or principles; asking the learners to apply a given or recalled fact or principle; asking the learner to select and apply facts and principles to solve a given problem (example: What do you know that will help you solve this problem?); and asking the learner to formulate and solve his or her own problem by selecting, generating and applying facts and principles (example: What do I see as the problem here and how can I reach a satisfying solution?)
Assessment for learning can be based on a variety of information sources (example: portfolios, works in progress, teacher observation or conversation). The feedback should be used by the teacher to revise and develop further instruction or the feedback can be used by the learner to improve study habit and time management to cope up with his problem regarding his/her studies. This kind of assessment can be more effective when performance task is coupled with a rubric. This kind of assessment is fundamental in illustrating how and why such principles need to be adhered to.
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