ACCOUNTABILITY IN LEARNING AND FEEDBACK: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Assessment is regarded as the process of obtaining, sorting, arranging and analyzing data that is used for making decisions about students’ curricular, programmes and educational policy. Classroom assessment therefore helps in providing useful information to optimize learning. This paper revealed the current practices of assessment in schools, pointing out the unintended outcomes towards accountability and feedback. It tried to re-engineer the current practices in assessment in order to catch up with the global trend in education through the provision of proper accountability in learning and feedback. It was recommended among other things, that training in test construction and designing of instruments for assessment of non- cognitive skills for teachers at all education level is necessary, to enable them foster the development of complex learning outcomes like self-confidence; team working; managing others; critical analysis; being able to work under pressure; and imagination/creativity that will make assessment relevant and students employable in this age of knowledge economy.
Anya, Chidimma Adamma (2016)
ACCOUNTABILITY IN LEARNING AND FEEDBACK: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Assessment is regarded as the process of obtaining, sorting, arranging and analyzing data that is used for making decisions about students’ curricular, programmes and educational policy. Classroom assessment therefore helps in providing useful information to optimize learning. This paper revealed the current practices of assessment in schools, pointing out the unintended outcomes towards accountability and feedback. It tried to re-engineer the current practices in assessment in order to catch up with the global trend in education through the provision of proper accountability in learning and feedback. It was recommended among other things, that training in test construction and designing of instruments for assessment of non- cognitive skills for teachers at all education level is necessary, to enable them foster the development of complex learning outcomes like self-confidence; team working; managing others; critical analysis; being able to work under pressure; and imagination/creativity that will make assessment relevant and students employable in this age of knowledge economy.