Cornelio, Marco E.

BSME – 1A
MODULE 4 – ASSESSMENT

1. The process of determining a community's assets, needs, strengths, and difficulties is known as
community assessment. Assets include both the resources that regional institutions provide to
the community and the skills, talents, and abilities of particular persons. Political, religious,
educational, recreational, and youth organizations are examples of local institutions; Local
enterprises, nonprofit organizations, civic and service organizations, and volunteer
organizations.

2. All citizens possess the knowledge, skills, and they possess abilities that they can use the neigh
bourhood.The skills and resources of a community's members are the foundation of that
community. The people that reside there are the finest authorities on the area.

3. It will help you gain a deeper understanding of the community. Each community has its own
needs and assets, as well as its own culture and social structure a unique web of relationships,
history, strengths, and conflicts that defines it . A community assessment helps to uncover not
only needs and resources, but the underlying culture and social structure that will help you
understand how to address the community's needs and utilize its resources.

4. Pre-assessment is a test taken by students before a new unit to find out what the students need
more instruction on and what they may already know. A pre-assessment, is a way to save
teachers time within the classroom when teaching new material.