EVALUATING LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTS

Evaluating Learning Outcomes Assessments



Evaluating Learning Outcomes Assessments

Introduction

The meaning of evaluation of learning outcomes assessments is to determine an effective learning and what gets the benefit from tests, surveys, portfolios, curriculum mapping, benchmarking and handbooks. These learning outcomes help in improving students' skills and also change the behavior, attitudes of students in the right direction. In assessing learning outcomes, it is important to ensure that the changes of productivity learning occurred as a direct result of learning at the institute. To do this, students can compare the effectiveness of professional workers before and after the learning and can compare these figures with the outcome of results.

Discussion

Testing and assessment of the achievements of undergraduate students is a very essential part of the learning process which is one of the important tasks of teaching. This component, along with other components of the educational process (content, methods, tools, forms of organization that is the complete toolkit) must comply with the requirements of modern society, that is, the standardized practice, educational and methodical science are the main priorities and objectives of education.

Moreover, the result of the teaching staff is determined primarily by the depth, strength, to organize students' knowledge, their level of education and development. Monitoring and evaluation system allows establishing personal liability to teachers and instituting in general for the quality of the learning process. In addition to this, the outcome of the learning toolkit determined by the tests, surveys, portfolios, curriculum mapping, benchmarking and handbooks, to direct students to get the best knowledge from the institute which will help him in their future (Green, 2006). The monitoring and evaluation cannot be limited to the utilitarian purpose that is to test and develop learning skills, but the specific subjects. It raises a more important social goal to develop in students; the ability to check and monitor them, and critically evaluate their activities, find bugs and ways to overcome them (Guskey, 2000).

Moreover, the careful specification of content a proper number of activities performed and observed and use of structured and standardized approaches such as checklists and rating forms for marking, improve the quality of learning assessment. In addition, portfolios are used in the learning outcomes assessments as systematic collections of evidence that demonstrates; what a person or an organization has learned over time. These collections often include both work samples and reflections on learning and designed for presentation to specific audiences. In addition to this, the planners and users of evaluations should be aware of various rating biases, which can affect both an instrument's reliability and validity.

The shortcomings of learning outcomes assessments, the institute has changed shape, and that gives the importance attached to the outcome, the student justifies the educational process as a way to achieve it. All students are unique, a reality in developing and changing because of their personal and social. A modern educational model temporize attention to the individual, along with the objectives and social demands. In addition to this, evaluation should allow the adaptation of learning ...