PRESENTATIONS-ASSESSMENT METHOD

Presentations-Assessment Method

Presentations-Assessment Method

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS

Formal or conventional assessment usually assesses overall achievement and compares a test takers performance to a group of peers in order to determine strengths and weaknesses (Briggs, 1998). The tests are usually standardized tests that are delivered in the form of multiple choice questions. There are several types of standardized activities, each with their own purpose, advantages or disadvantages, like typical activities which includes:

Case studies - this is where you'll get to look at how real-life events have had an impact on what you are studying. Law students could look at real legal cases, while marketing students could study strategies used by a famous company to get us to buy their products.

Group work - two heads are better than one! An opportunity to work with your fellow students on a piece of work or project. You'll work together, sharing ideas and knowledge, which may involve you giving a presentation on your findings.

Lectures - your chance to benefit from the expertise of those who know. A lot of information can pass from the lecturer to you in a couple of hours and the notes you take will be invaluable for your course work and exams.

Practical fieldwork - an opportunity to escape from the lecture theatre or laboratory and maybe even get your hands dirty. This is where you'll pick up the practical skills that go alongside the theory. For example, Environmental Science students might find themselves on a beach looking at the effects of tidal erosion on the UK's coastline.

Seminars/tutorials - where you can get together in smaller groups to look in more depth at the issues raised in lectures. You can add your own thoughts and opinions which can often lead to a debate. Tutorials are normally on a smaller scale than seminars which often include oral presentations. You'll get experience of presenting a topic - a highly valued skill by today's employers.

Work placements - the chance to gain some crucial, hands-on experience of the working world, which could involve a few weeks to a full year in industry. (Scarvia and Samuel, 2001, pp.15-19)

Assessment concerns the gathering of information. This can range from a teacher asking 'How are you this morning?' to administering a SAT at the end of a key stage. Although at opposite ends of the assessment spectrum, both provide information about a child, both are done for different reasons and both will be used in different ways. Assessment may be criterion referenced (where success is measured against the task itself) or norm referenced ('locating work in relation not only to the task but also to the work of others'. In order to be useful assessment must first be valid and reliable. Validity means that an assessment must measure what it is supposed to measure. Reliability means that is should be consistent or repeatable. Some assessment methods typically involve:

Examinations - test your ability to work and cope under pressure. They're normally held at the end of semester ...