Evidence of testing

Testing approaches used

Changes in learning practice that have been tested because of your preparation.

The assessment literature has typically distinguished between summative and formative assessment.
Some authors distinguish between formative and diagnostic evaluation, although diagnostic
assessment will be viewed as one part of formative assessment throughout this paper.

 Student summative assessment, also known as learning assessment, tries to summarize

previous learning to record, mark, or certify accomplishments (EPPI, 2002).
 Student formative assessment, also known as learning assessment, tries to detect
characteristics of learning as it occurs to deepen and affect later learning.
 Diagnostic assessment is a type of formative assessment that occurs at the outset of a study
unit to determine a starting point, or baseline, for learning and to build an appropriate learning
program.
 Validity refers to the appropriateness of the conclusions, applications, and outcomes
associated with an assessment. A highly valid evaluation guarantees that all relevant features
are considered.
 The degree to which the assessment is consistent in measuring what it sets out to measure is
referred to as reliability. A very dependable assessment by the assessor or the assessment
event.
 Transparency refers to the amount of information available about intended learning outcomes
and the criteria that will be used to assess them.
 Usability relates to how policymakers, educators, parents, and students interpret and respond
to assessment outcomes. One goal of student assessment design is to maximize the
assessment's value by making it timely, easy to comprehend and interpret for teachers and/or
students, and instructionally relevant, with the correct grain size to guide following, intended
decisions.
 Governance: The first element looks at how student assessment systems are governed
throughout the board. It explains the many purposes and objectives of student assessment
systems, as well as the legal frameworks in place to ensure that student assessment findings
are used to achieve these goals. The section also looks at how assessment responsibilities
are distributed in various co-ops.
 Methods: The procedures and methodologies utilized for student evaluation in different
nations are described in this section. This covers the assessment's scope, or the areas of
learning that are assessed, as well as the important procedural elements of student
assessment across countries, such as the mix of instruments used in distinct student
assessment systems, and the format of assessments.
 Capacity: The third section examines the skills and resources needed to assess students,
reap the benefits of assessment, and put assessment results to use. It addresses problems
such as the abilities students require to participate in and learn from their assessments; the
assessment competences that teachers gain throughout their initial teacher education,
professional development, and moderation; and the assessment competences that teachers
acquire during their initial teacher education, professional development, and moderation.
 Reporting and using assessment findings: This fourth section looks at how assessment
results are reported and used for summative and formative purposes. It explores how
assessment findings are used to record information in various circumstances, evaluates the

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 legislative frameworks in place to oversee reporting of findings, and examines the quality
standards and reporting formats utilized in various circumstances.

Discuss the resources you used during this phase.

 To ensure the validity, reliability, transparency, and usability of assessment definitions, make
clear and unambiguous objectives for student learning and assessment criteria (see section
on "Analytical method"). National curricula, educational standards, and learning progressions
are common places to find information about intended learning outcomes and developments.
 National curricula often describe the educational system's main learning objectives as well as
the underlying values and culture that should impact teaching and learning. Curricula are
designed differently in different countries. While some define the content, techniques,
materials, and assessment criteria to be used in various topics and year levels, others explain
the teaching content, techniques, materials, and assessment criteria to be used in various
topics and year levels.
 At various phases of the learning process, educational standards describe what students
should know (content standards) and be able to do (performance standards). Standards are
only offered in certain nations for basic topics like reading and mathematics, whereas they are
offered in others for a wide range of disciplines. The criteria may be established in a separate
document.
 Learning progressions illustrate how students commonly develop through several topic areas
of study. They can serve as a road map for teachers to identify the skills and information that
students will need to master as they progress toward mastering more complicated curriculum
outcomes. The curriculum or a separate document may outline such learning progressions.
 Highly prescriptive central curricula can serve as a legislative catalyst for the adoption of
evidence-based approaches and innovations in content and pedagogy by all schools and
teachers (Elmore and Sykes, 1992; Westbury, 2007).

Several educational systems have embraced participatory curricula development processes, in which
the national curriculum provides the core of broad objectives, but local and/or school-level goals,
curricular material, and assessment criteria are produced.

Results
Resources assist in focusing attention on each student's learning progress and outcomes. Collecting
student resource information is critical for improving teaching and learning practices and meeting
information demands of students, parents, instructors, school administrators, policymakers, and the
public.

 It is conceptually and methodologically difficult to conduct empirical research on the effects of

educational policies and practices on student learning outcomes. A variety of extra- and
interinstitutional factors influence learning results, including family background, abilities, and
attitudes, teaching organization and delivery, school practices, and educational system
features.
 Despite these constraints, several studies investigating the relationship between student
assessment methodologies and learning outcomes can yield a variety of policy-relevant
results. This research summary is based on large-scale quantitative investigations,
experimental investigations, and case study evaluations.
 The study of formative assessment in the classroom, Black and Wiliam (1998) compiled
information on the use and effects of formative assessment from 250 foreign sources.

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  The success of formative assessment policies is largely determined by how well they are
implemented (Black, 1993; Black and Wiliam, 1998; Stiggins et al., 1989). The effectiveness
of formative assessment is dependent, in part, on teachers' tactics for eliciting evidence of
student learning connected to goals at the right degree of detail to design following instruction
(Bell and Cowie, 2001; Heritage, 2001).

Extrinsic motivation, on the other hand, may be troublesome, according to evaluations of research in
this field, because such extrinsic drive is strongly tied to the reward (Crooks, 1988; EPPI, 2002).
When external rewards are supplied, learning will be oriented to the domains that are rewarded, and
effort may decline or disappear once the reward is no longer offered (C). Summative assessments
with high stakes for students run the danger of encouraging surface learning, generating ego-related
priorities, reducing learning satisfaction, and decreasing student concentration on long-term goals
(Biggs, 1998; EPPI, 2002). In the context of education, research have frequently shown that attempts
to motivate pupils who are already highly motivated may have a negative impact.

Advocacy
how assessment findings are communicated and used for summative and formative purposes It
analyses how assessment results are used in different settings to record information, provide
feedback to students, and make decisions. It covers quality standards and reporting formats used in
different contexts, evaluates the legislative frameworks in place to oversee reporting of results, and
analyses the ways in which assessment results are utilized in different settings to record information,
provide feedback to students, and make decisions.

Summative reporting helps students and parents understand summary statements of

accomplishment. As a result, it can assist in reaching out to parents and including them in their
children's learning. Student success records can also aid teachers in communicating about student
achievement within a school and making targeted assistance decisions.

They can help pupils transfer between schools and maintain uniformity throughout levels of education.
In many countries, similar records are also used to determine judgments on a student's educational
path, such as school enrolment, year repetition, transfer, and aptitude grouping, among other things.

Formative data collection and usage, on the other hand, is an integral part of the teaching and
learning process. In all countries, formative assessment is distinguished by the fact that the data is
used to improve the situation (Bloom, 1968; Scriven, 1967). However, the method information is used
and the timeframe for making decisions may differ between teachers, schools, and educational
systems.

Overall, instructors' assessment literacy and capacity to effectively integrate assessment data and
learning in classroom instruction, including the right use of standardised exams, determine the value
and sound use of data. This means that teachers and school officials must consistently improve their
ability to gather and report student assessment data to students, parents, and other stakeholders.

The interpretation of any type of measurement is determined by the quality criteria used. There are
three ways to assess a student's performance:

 It is based on a set of criteria (performance in relation to established standards or criteria). To

make judgments regarding absolute levels of performance, criterion-referenced assessments
are used. Such exams may establish criteria for what defines "mastery" or "excellent
performance," as well as minimal criteria that all students should meet.

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  Relative to the norm (performance in relation to a defined group). Students are classified
using norm referenced exams based on a comparison between them. The meaning of norm-
referenced assessment results is only when they are compared to the results of other pupils.
They do not reflect their ability in absolute terms, but rather in relative terms.
 Ipsative or self-referential (change in performance over time). Teachers typically use self-
referenced assessments to track the growth and progress of individual students over time.

While there is a major focus on the development of complex competencies across educational
systems. Assessment systems may be falling behind competency-based curriculum, according to
reviews from around the world. Both standardized and teacher-based assessments have a history of
focusing on discrete knowledge and the application of fundamental skills.

The building of thought processes is referred to as cognitive learning. Bloom's "taxonomy of

educational aims," published in the 1950s, inspired most contemporary classifications of cognitive
learning. Knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, synthesis, and assessment are the six
categories Bloom split the cognitive domain into, in order of increasing complexity (Bloom, 1956).
Bloom's taxonomy is a classification system developed by Bloom.

 The development of abilities and the gain of knowledge (Posner, 1992). The recognition or
recall of concepts, materials, and phenomena is the acquisition of knowledge, whereas the
development of skills entails more complicated processes of analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation. Within the area of "skills," there is sometimes a distinction made between basic
abilities, such as the routine app.

Psychosocial growth, as well as the formation of attitudes and values, are examples of non-cognitive
learning. Self-growth (e.g., self-esteem, identity development) as well as connections with other
individuals and institutions can all be part of psychosocial development (e.g. interpersonal and
intercultural skills). Attitudes and values are inextricably linked. Attitudes can be defined as a set of
beliefs about a specific topic.

While the development of complex competencies is a primary concern across educational systems.
According to reviews from throughout the world, assessment systems may be falling behind
competency-based curriculum. Both standardized and teacher-based evaluations have a history of
emphasizing specific knowledge and core skill application.

While the definition of "key competences" differs by country, they usually involve elements such as
learning to learn skills, information processing, communication, teamwork, critical analysis, and
creativity.

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