Question

recommendation on assessment in higher education

Answer 1

Assessment is a most crucial part of the learning process. It tells that whether the objectives of the class or lesson plan have fulfilled or not. It holds a great importance. In a broad case, there are two types of assessment criteria Formative assessment which takes place along with the course and summative assessment which takes place at the end of the course. Assessment for any type of learning is an assessment for which the first thing is to design and practice i.e. to fulfill the purpose of student’s learning. There are 5 levels of assessment in higher education –

1. Assessing every student’s learning within the course.

2. Assessing every student’s learning across the course.

3. After assessing students, assess the course to see whether the objectives had fulfilled or not.

4. Assessing program.

5. Assessing the institution.

There are numerous benefits of assessment like improving student’s performance, helping teacher in improving their teaching strategies, facilitating the classroom practices etc. There are various other methods of assessment apart from the pen-paper test like free writing, group discussion, theatre etc. Teacher should go for alternative methods for assessment which are very motivating and also produce less fear than pen-paper test.