User:Marc kevin barrida

relevance of assessment for teachers Assessment is used in many ways in education it is a used in continuous process used to identify and address problems on teaching method, learning process, student’s mastery and classroom management. Assessment is any method that is utilized to gather information about the learner, to know how the learner learn, what they have learned and also to measure the capacity of the learner. However it is not just about collecting data, but this data are processed interpreted and acted upon, assessment is given to make teaching and learning process successful. It is likely that opportunities to used assessment to help learner, a process that are defined as seeking and interpreting evidence to use by the learner, another is for the teacher to decide where the learners are with their learning, where they need where they need to go, and  what best  way to get there. Many schools give the impression of having implemented assessment for the learning, when in reality the change in the pedagogy of learning that is require has not taken place, this may happen for example, when teacher feel uncomfortable by external risk over which they have no control. As a result they are unlikely to give students a greater role in directing their learning in order to develop the capacity to continue learning throughout, like here the focus is on assessment of learning or summative assessment, which is used to summarize what learners know or what the learners can do at certain times or what they can do at their level to report achievement and progress of the learners. Teacher has a vital role in the four corners of the classroom since it is the one who teach and assess the learners. It is fair to point out that the research identifying the deficiencies of a teacher is for teachers to be prepared for a major role in assessment. Other research and  experiences from countries where teachers’ assessment is used for external summative purposes, identifies the conditions that affects the dependability of the assessment and site steps that can be taken and can be used to increase it. Through assessment teacher has information about the learner’s knowledge and performance, assessment also serve as a guide for the teacher if how they will conduct their class discussion basing in the learners ability to learn and how their learners learn best to achieve a successful learning. As a component of curriculum practice, assessment procedures support teachers’ decision on managing instruction, assessing students’ competence, assessing students to level of education programs, assessing grades to students, guiding and counseling, selecting students for education opportunities and certifying competence.