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What is the primary purpose of assessment in an educational context?
What is the primary purpose of assessment in an educational context?
Which principle is essential for good assessment practice?
Which principle is essential for good assessment practice?
How does feedback relate to assessment in the learning process?
How does feedback relate to assessment in the learning process?
What role does a teacher play in the assessment process?
What role does a teacher play in the assessment process?
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What is one characteristic of effective School Based Assessment (SBA)?
What is one characteristic of effective School Based Assessment (SBA)?
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What role does reinforcement play in behaviourism?
What role does reinforcement play in behaviourism?
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Which criticism of behaviourism suggests it overlooks individual learner needs?
Which criticism of behaviourism suggests it overlooks individual learner needs?
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In behaviourism, what is the primary method through which learners acquire new behaviours?
In behaviourism, what is the primary method through which learners acquire new behaviours?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a teacher-led activity in behaviourism?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a teacher-led activity in behaviourism?
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What is a potential limitation of behaviourism regarding learning objectives?
What is a potential limitation of behaviourism regarding learning objectives?
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Study Notes
Questioning
- Why question? Questioning inspires critical thought and encourages deeper understanding.
- Benefits of asking questions: Promotes active learning, encourages curiosity, reveals understanding, and facilitates discussion.
Assessment
- Definition: The process of gathering information about student learning to understand progress and inform instruction.
- Purpose: Identifies strengths, areas for improvement, and guides learning.
Principles of Good Assessment Practice
- Validity: Assesses what it is intended to assess.
- Reliability: Produces consistent results over time.
- Fairness: Provides equal opportunity for all learners.
- Transparency: Assessment criteria are clear and communicated to students.
School Based Assessment (SBA)
- Definition: A continuous assessment system integrated within school activities, providing regular feedback and monitoring student progress.
Feedback
- Definition: Information provided to students about their learning and performance.
- Relationship with assessment: Assessment provides the data for feedback, giving students insights into their progress and areas to develop.
Importance of Feedback
- Guides learning: Helps students understand their strengths and weaknesses.
- Motivates improvement: Encourages effort and promotes a sense of ownership over learning.
- Enhances self-reflection: Fosters critical thinking about learning strategies and effectiveness.
Role Of The Teacher in Assessment
- Design effective assessments: Align assessment with learning objectives and choose appropriate assessment methods.
- Deliver feedback effectively: Provide specific, timely, and action-oriented feedback.
- Interpret data and adapt instruction: Use assessment results to plan and adjust teaching methods and resources.
Behaviourism
- Emphasizes the idea that learning occurs through a process of stimulus and response
- Developed from initial research with animals and then applied to human behavior
- Learning occurs through repetition, leading to changes in behavior
- Teacher-centered learning approach where learners are guided and directed
- Learners are motivated by both rewards (positive reinforcement) and punishments (negative reinforcement)
- Critics argue that the theory is overly simplistic, failing to account for individual differences and cognitive processes
- Focuses on observable behaviors rather than internal thoughts and cognitive processes
- Emphasizes conditioning as a key learning process, including classical and operant conditioning
- Views learners as passive recipients of information, reacting to stimuli
- Teachers employ various methods to shape learners' behavior, especially through positive and negative reinforcement
- Testing plays a crucial role in assessing learning in this approach
- Feedback is considered vital to reinforce and shape learner behavior
- Mastery learning, a behavioral approach, aims to ensure all learners reach a predetermined level of understanding
- Key elements include well-planned lessons, clear objectives, and the strategic use of rewards to motivate learners
- Learning is seen as the acquisition of new behaviors, replacing old ones
- The model can be summarized as: Teacher provides stimulus → Learner responds → Teacher provides reinforcement
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Description
Explore the concepts of questioning and assessment in education. This quiz covers the benefits of asking questions, principles of good assessment practice, and the role of feedback and school-based assessment. Test your knowledge on how these practices contribute to effective learning and instruction.
