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204 ASSIGNMENT by SUCHITRA
2.ASSESSMENT
Meaning of Assessment:-
• The dictionary meaning/ definition of assessment is the action
or an instance of making a judgment about something: the act
of assessing something.
Definition of assessment:-
In education, the term assessment refers to the wide variety of
methods that educators use to evaluate, measure, and
document the academic readiness, learning progress, and
skill acquisition of students from preschool through college
and adulthood. It is the process of systematically gathering
information as part of an evaluation. Assessment is carried out
to see what children and young people know, understand and
are able to do. Assessment is very important for tracking
progress, planning next steps, reporting and involving parents,
children and young people in learning.
Concept of assessment
The concept of assessment is broad that it involves other
processes such as measurement and evaluation. Assessment
involves several measurement processes in order to arrive with
quantified results. When assessment results are used to make
decisions and come up with judgments, then evaluation takes
place.
7.Norm-referenced assessment
This compares a student’s performance against an average
norm. This could be the average national norm for the subject
History, for example. Other example is when the teacher
compares the average grade of his or her students against the
average grade of the entire school.
8.Criterion-referenced assessment
It measures student’s performances against a fixed set of
predetermined criteria or learning standards. It checks what
students are expected to know and be able to do at a specific
stage of their education. Criterion-referenced tests are used to
evaluate a specific body of knowledge or skill set, it’s a test to
evaluate the curriculum taught in a course.