The Wikipedia puts an explanation of Standard based assessment this way. "In an educational setting, standards-based assessment is assessment that relies on the evaluation of student understanding with respect to agreed-upon standards, also known as "outcomes". The standards set the criteria for the successful demonstration of the understanding of a concept or skill". Standard based Assessment consist of three components.
1. Assessment of Learning (AoL) Berry (2008, p. 32) points out that “assessment of learning is mostly used for making summative judgment of students’ performances.” In addition, the author stresses that AoL is used to compare student’s performance against goals and standards or each other (Berry, 2008). In other words, AoL takes place at the end of the course and is mainly concentrating on the product of learning. In PNG context, the national examinations in grades 8, 10 and 12 are classical examples of AoL. The results of the examinations are used to select students to the next level of education based on their performances. The grade 8 students receive Basic Education Certificate, grade 10 students receive Lower Secondary School Certificate and grade 12 students receive Upper Secondary School Certificate. The certificates are awarded to students to confirm that they have completed the nationally prescribed subjects in the appropriate grades. In other words the national examinations in PNG have two main functions: for certification and for selection to the next level of education Purpose of Assessment of Learning
Berry (2008) highlighted that the purpose of assessment of learning is to compare student’s performance against each other and as an evidence of completion of unit or course of study. In the PNG context, students are awarded certificates and selected to the next level of education. For grades 9 and 11, students move onto the next level based on their internal (school-based) marks at the end of the academic year. Assessment of learning can be administered at the end of a unit or course of study. This is to determine the successfulness or otherwise of the course or program. The assessment results are used to assign students a grade that goes on their report cards (Berry, 2008; Wright, 2008). In the PNG context, the grade 8, 10 and 12 students sit for their national examinations annually in the months of October and November. After the marking is complete, the following grades are awarded to students in their respective certificates as follow: Grade 8 – Very High Achievement, High Achievement, Average Achievements, and Low Achievement. Grade 10 – Distinction, Credit, Upper Pass, Pass and Fail. Grade 12 – A (VHA), B (HA), C (SA) and D (LA). Next : Assessment For Learning – Bringing The Attention Back To Learning
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Janet Masilo Pelis
6/6/2020 08:45:47 pm
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Kuriya Kiap
4/25/2022 04:17:34 am
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DERECK FAWATI
3/26/2024 07:23:55 am
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