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ASSESSMENT PURPOSES AND TYPE - Coggle Diagram
ASSESSMENT
PURPOSES AND TYPE
Program evaluation
purpose
..
An assessment can be conducted in
the middle or end a course or
program for the purpose of
course/program evaluation
Progress or achievement
purpose
.
Is an assessment aiming at
knowing students’ progress
or achievement
Knowing students’
achievement at the end
of a course
Accountability
purpose
The next is an assessment for the
purpose of accountability
Process vs product types
Process, focuses on the steps or procedures underlying a particular ability or task
Product, focuses on evaluating the result or outcome of a process
Formative vs
Summative types
Formative
assessment
Is designed to assist
the learning process
and providing feedback
to the learner
Summative
assessment
Occurs at the end of an educational
activity
and Is designed to judge the learner’s
overall performance
Continuous vs final
types
Continuous
throughout a learning
experience
Final for terminal
which takes place only at the end
of a learning activity
Divergent vs Convergent
Divergent, are those for which a range of answers or solutions might be considered correct
A convergent assessment has only one correct response (per item).
Placement
purpose
The grouping is usually based on certain criteria
Is conducted at the
beginning of a program
Screening purpose
Aims at selecting test-takers who can pass the criterion of mínimum passing level
Selection
purpose
To select from the test-takers a number who meet certain criteria
Also one of the criteria is the use of quota