Assessment FOR Learning and Assessment OF Learning

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Assessment FOR Learning is an assessment with the "heart". It is assessment that holds the hands of students towards the success of learning. Not an assessment from the outside but an assessment that guides and understands students through the journey of learning. It is like building a road or laying down stepping stones for students to step forward or move forward to their goal to learn. A scaffolding to set a framework to build students to be a successful learner. It moulds the students according to their uniqueness and capabilities not in comparison with others but as where they are in their goals. It is a personal approach to assessment because the teacher needs to know their students not just by name but who they are as a learner.

Assessment FOR Learning provides a clear picture of the goal to be able to guide the student to reach the goal through monitoring their progress and motivating them to achieve such goal. It would require an active participation of the students on their own assessment and achievement. It is a progressive assessment and is not constraint of time but should be done while the student is learning.

Learning Style

Knowing about learning style is important both as a learner and as a teacher. Learning style is the way in which an individual approach, process and apply his learning. Each of us is uniquely different in the way we think, act and express ourselves. Being aware of our learning style helps us work with our strengths and work on our weaknesses. When the learning-teaching approach didn’t match the learning style of an individual, effective learning would be difficult to achieve.

There are different learning styles from several models. The various models presented the uniqueness of individual based on the factors which can influence his learning. The factors can be perceptual, expressive, contrasting, relational, and/or motivational.