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Educational Measurement and Evaluation

Notes Assessment is an integral part of the instructional process
• Teacher emphasize and assess skill in addition to knowledge

• Students learn to work both alone and in groups
• Students are actively involved in their own learning - they are taught to learn things on
their own, as well as how to learn.
• Students learn to use many skills at the same time to solve complex tasks. Students are
taught how to use skills they have learnt in many different subjects to complete an activity.
• Students learn how to solve problems, which require critical thinking and have more than
one right answer.

Participation of Parents Guardians
(i) Be an active partner in the education of your child. Get involved in decision-making
committees about school issues and problems, for example parent-teacher committees.
(ii) You can visit your child’s teacher. A visit will give you an idea of what is expected of your
child does at school and how he / she interacts with both the teacher and other children.
(iii) Support student events and performances by attending and assisting in whatever way you
can.
Most teachers assign homework on a regular basis because practice is needed before children
fully understand new skills and concepts. Homework also increases the amount of learning time
available and allows students to do more in-depth learning.
• Help your child to develop a homework schedule that he / she can stick to.
• Help your child to manage his/her work load.
• Talk to your child each day about homework assignments; see if work is complete; ask
questions about it. But do not do your child’s homework.
• Provide a suitable place for study. If possible, make it quiet and away from the distractions
of TV, telephone or loud music).
• Avoid making homework a punishment
• Emphasize effort and achievement.
• Reward progress and display the child’s good work.
• Have high expectations for your child’s learning and behaviour, both at home and at school.
• Praise and encourage your child.
• Encourage your child to share information about school and respond with empathy.
• If you don’t do anything else, read to your young child or have him/her read to you
everyday.
• Encourage older children to read by having interesting and appropriate materials available.

22.6 Advantages of Continuous Assessment

One of the expected advantages of continuous assessment lies in its being guidance oriented.
Since it will involve data gathering over a long period of time, it will yield more accurate data
reaching the teachers early enough to modify instruction. This could play a vital role in diagnosing
and remediating areas of learners’ weaknesses if properly anchored in what occurs in classrooms.
Continuous assessment is an approach that would capture the full range of learners’ performance.
Teachers and administrators would thus be able to assess learners’ progress and would have time
to correct the problems.

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