Assessing the Assessors: Authentic Online Assessment of Students of School Counselling

The principles of assessment in higher education mirror those in all levels of education in that assessment is informed by learning and teaching theories or paradigms. However, in higher education, assessment affects how learners learn even more than in other levels of education (Atkins et al., 1993; McMahon, 1999). Assessment paradigms are often discussed in terms of traditional assessment versus alternative assessment (Anderson, 1998). Traditional assessment views the purpose of evaluation as documenting student learning. This in turn is based on viewing students as passive recipients of knowledge who often adopt a surface approach to learning. The role of teaching is thus to deliver this knowledge (Speck, 2002). On the other hand, alternative assessment views students as inquirers into knowledge, who are active, deep learners, collaborating and using higher level thinking skills (Gulikers et al., 2004).

One of the most important of the assessment principles for enhancing learning is the concept of alignment. That is, the alignment of objectives, teaching practices, learning activities and assessment (Biggs, 2003). Teaching, learning and assessment must be tightly integrated, because as Ramsden (1992) emphasizes, "from our students' point of view, the assessment always defines the actual curriculum" (p.187).

Another principle is that assessment needs to be authentic to enhance learning, especially when preparing students for professional roles. The assessment should integrate the learning from various parts of the unit in order that students can demonstrate the interplay of knowledge, process and skills required in their future professional life. There also needs to be a strong integration of formative and summative evaluation.

We explore the assessment for school counsellors, based on constructivist theories, which shifts the focus from a 'testing' culture to an 'assessment' culture where there is an integration of assessment, teaching and learning, involving students in authentic tasks.

اخر الاخبار

اخبار العتبة العباسية المقدسة

قسم العلاقات العامة يناقش مع منتدى شباب الإسكان إقامة مهرجان تكريم طالبات المدارس المرتديات العباءة في القادسية

سماحة السيد الصافي يدعو إلى توحيد الجهود في تحقيق التراث لضمان الرصانة والدقة وخدمة الساحة العلمية

المجمع العلمي ينظم محاضرة إرشادية ضمن المشروع القرآني في مدارس بابل

بذكرى شهادته.. العتبة العباسية المقدسة تشرع في تقديم خدماتها لزائري مرقد الإمام الكاظم (عليه السلام)

المزيد

الآخبار الصحية

6 فواكة تساعدك على الشعور بتحسّن عند المرض

حفاظا على صحة العين.. هذا أفضل وقت لتناول فيتامين أ

الاستخدام اليومي لسماعات الأذن.. أخطر مما تتصور !

هل توقيت نشاطك اليومي يؤثر على صحة دماغك؟.. العلماء يجيبون

المزيد

الآخبار التكنلوجية

ابتكار ألماني قد يغيّر مستقبل صناعة البلاستيك

تحديثات وأرباح عبر المشاهدات.. ما الذي تخطط له "لينكد إن"؟

"الكوكايين الوردي".. مخدر جديد يثير قلق السلطات الأميركية

دراسة: تغيّرات في أسلوب القيادة قد تكشف مبكرا عن الخرف !

المزيد

مواضيع ذات صلة

Parents with Learning Disabilities CONCLUSION

PROVISION OF SUPPORT

CARING FOR CHILDREN

EUGENICS AND ETHICAL ISSUES

PARENTING

DISCRIMINATION AND DIVERSITY

THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Parents with Learning Disabilities

Legislation and Learning Disabilities CONCLUSION

LEGAL SAFEGUARDS

MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005

THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998