Assessment methods that facilitate learning

Assessment methods that facilitate learning

Conference proceedings of reform and initiatives in teaching and learning

• Berry, Rita Shuk Yin The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Macau

澳門特別行政政府教育暨青年局;University of Macau

2003

Reform and initiatives in teaching and learning (2003: University of Macau, Macao)

• L Educational Measurement & Evaluation
  • LC Academic Achievement Tests

Assessment Learning Alternative assessment Assessment strategies

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

One of the main focuses of education is to empower learners with the abilities of learning how to learn. The Curriculum Development Council (2000, p. 54) points out that “Assessment could facilitate learning to learn”. This kind of facilitation, however, can only be achieved by using a “right” form of assessment. The less effective of the forms of assessment, suggested by the Curriculum Development Council, are the ones that inhibit or narrow learning opportunities and therefore, their use should be reduced to a minimum. The “right” forms, accordingly, are the ones that provide learners with plenty of learning opportunities. This paper first highlights the problems of the assessment practices in Hong Kong education contexts by reporting the criticisms made by a review team and the findings of a small-scale study into the assessment practices in Hong Kong schools. Then it stresses the close relationship of assessment and learning and discusses the place of alternative assessment in this kind of relationship. Ten assessment strategies have been developed to bring the concept of assessment for learning into practice in educational contexts.
[Copyright © 2003 University of Macau.]

Papers presented at "教與學的改革和創新教育研討會", held on Nov. 29-30, 2003 in 澳門大學教育學院; Colophon title.

• English

Conference Papers

• 999372629X

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/d1b07abb

2015-01-23