Context of assessment : subject related assessment person related assessment

 

Context of assessment : subject related  assessment person related assessment

 

Content

 

A. Introduction

B. Meaning of context and assessment

C. Meaning of subject related assessment and person

       related assessment / individual assessment .

D. Objective of subject related assessment  and person related assessment

E. Evaluation tools for subject related assessment

F. Evaluation tools for person related assessment

G.Conclusion

 

 

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A. Introduction

    Assessment and evaluation are integral components of teaching learning process .

They not only provide feedback about learner but also about effectiveness of Curriculum programs and policy.

  Here we will discuss about meaning of context of assessment ,  meaning of subjects related assessment , meaning of  person related assessment , evaluation tools for subject related assessment and person related assessment  etc etc

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. Meaning of context and assessment

 

 

   We will discuss  first the meaning of context

 

Note down there is a huge difference between context and content .

 

Context  is basically  related to environment or  the area of influence in which the content is going to adopt /present.

 

 For example we can drink water with a glass or with a the plate or with a bottle , here the content is '' water''  but the holding container maybe the  glass or the plate or the bottle   means same content but different  environment , this environment is known as context with respect to content .

 

 

 

--Meaning of assessment

 

            The term assessment came from the Latin word  Assess  which means to determine  , estimate or judge the value of  , to evaluate.

 

The term assessment is a process of gathering information related to some objective or goal  for  evaluation .

 

     Assessment collects both quantitative and qualitative data.

 

 For example a teacher assess the class test, unit test internal test , monthly test , half yearly test and then he/she formulate a report card at the end of the session

 

 

Quantitative data includes marks , grades ,percentile etc etc

 

Qualitative data includes behaviour , personality , body language, activeness etc etc

 

 

 

 

Assessment involves following element--

--Record Keeping

--Oral or written examination

--Emphasis on the strength and weakness and challenges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. Meaning of subject related assessment and person

       related assessment / individual assessment

 

 

Subject related assessment:--

   Means the assessment is focus to subject and academic career .

     Here are all the formal ways of evaluation are practiced like diagnostic assessment , format assessment , summative assessment , written test assignment , project , mid term , internal exam etc etc

 

 

 

 

Person related assessment / individual assessment :--

    Means the assessment is focus to  person or any individual .

 

                            Here all the informal evaluation method are used for assessment , like self and Peer evaluation , personality development body language , rating scale , checklists ,  rubrics  , Anecdotal  records . 

 

 

 

  

 

 

D. Objective of subject related assessment  and person related assessment

 

    --- Person related assessment  used by teachers to observe the strength and     

         weakness of a student , problem solving task , Body Language and   

         personality , Behaviour and character .

 

 

     ---Subject related assessment  related assessment  used by teachers to   

         used evaluate the students in many ways like providing grades ,  promotion  

         to the next level , diagnose the error ,  judging the effectiveness of  

          Curriculum and program.

E. Evaluation tools for subject related assessment :

    The popular two are Formative evaluation and summative evaluation.

F. Evaluation tools for person related assessment

 

           Here the method of self and Peer evaluation are used

 

Self and Peer evaluation  :-   “ Self “ evaluation means  '' own evaluation '' here the students evaluate their own learning and progress in their  respective knowledge , skills,  interest attitude, etc etc  , Self evaluation helps the students to develop a sense of Independence and take responsibility for their own learning.

 

 

             Peer evaluation refers to  evaluation of a student by another student , this can be conducted in pairs or in a groups , Peer evaluation promotes cooperative learning environment in the classroom , students also get opportunity to hear and exchange their work with others .

 

 

 

 

 

G. Conclusion

       At last it can be concluded that both  subject related assessment and person related assessment both follows formal way of evaluation and informal ways of evaluation techniques .

 

      Learning is a never ending process , educator must assess the students based on different capacity of the student.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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