Assessment
Assessment is central to the process of teaching and learning. It is used to
monitor learning processes and to ascertain achievement in each area of
the curriculum. Through assessment the teacher constructs a comprehensive
picture of the short-term and long-term learning needs of the child and
plans future work accordingly. Assessment is also used to identify children
with specific learning difficulties so that the nature of the support and
assistance they need can be ascertained, and appropriate strategies and
programmes put in place to enable them to cope with the particular
difficulties they are encountering.
Assessment assists communication about children’s progress and
development between teacher and child, between teacher and parent, and
between teacher and teacher. It helps the child to become more self-aware
as a learner and to develop powers of self-assessment. It also helps to ensure
quality in education.