A carefully planned and executed assessment strategy is important to the teaching learning process. As teachers plan the assessment strategy it needs to be remembered that this ought to be aligned to the learning outcomes. Assessment strategies provide students with a wide range of learning experiences which integrate ICT and which allow students to function outside of the mundane classrooms of chalk and talk and exercise books. These strategies as well, allow for the integration of other subject areas thereby improving on students competencies across the board.
As teachers employ assessment strategies they open avenues for students to acquire additional skills which they would not have received in regular lessons. These include cooperative and group dynamic skills, critical thinking skills and improved active listening skills.
I have found this activity to be challenging but rewarding as here on our island, assessment strategies are not written in this great detail. Further, assessment tools are not usually those which feature rubrics and checklists and this would be a welcomed addition into the curriculum at my school.
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