tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post4587985896294744555..comments2007-12-04T20:13:54.077-05:00Kevin Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659162207319457717noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post-64544570745494174072007-12-04T20:13:00.000-05:002007-12-04T20:13:00.000-05:002007-12-04T20:13:00.000-05:00Agreed completely!Kevin Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659162207319457717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post-78143774844402444502007-12-04T08:04:00.000-05:002007-12-04T08:04:00.000-05:002007-12-04T08:04:00.000-05:00Interesting point on who should be doing the assessing because profs definitely have a bias (I'm one).<BR/><BR/>Another issue with assessment is that it is also tied to reward and punishment (grading). As counterintuitive as it sounds, if you can disentangle assessment from grading, you get a more honest picture. Our end of the year general assessment is like that.Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10890564471631569204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post-13551112313895485562007-12-04T07:29:00.000-05:002007-12-04T07:29:00.000-05:002007-12-04T07:29:00.000-05:00I don't have any problem with assessment. I have a problem when it becomes the primary focus-- where it becomes more important than the learning. If it is used to assess what the students have learned, to make adjustments in the instruction, to identify possible gaps in understanding it's fine.<BR/><BR/>I do think that assessments should be independent and not conducted by the same person(s) responsible for facilitating the learning.Kevin Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659162207319457717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323202250325013491.post-40351088024611195172007-12-04T01:48:00.000-05:002007-12-04T01:48:00.000-05:002007-12-04T01:48:00.000-05:00I agree, but how do you know if someone has learned? How do you know if you've taught them well?<BR/><BR/>The problem is that these questions are pretty powerful. If not through assessment, how do you answer them.Budhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10890564471631569204noreply@blogger.com