UNIT I: Concept of Classroom Assessment
Our lessons on Unit 1 centered on the concept of assessment, and by the end, my understanding had completely transformed. Early on, our tutor invited us to share our experiences of being assessed in school and college, some of us felt anxious, others saw it as a chance to grow. Common words kept coming up: fairness, growth, diagnosis of strengths and weaknesses. Then the tutor asked the question that stayed with me all unit: How would we ensure fairness when assessing students' work, and how would our assessment actually help them in the long run? That question exposed how narrow my thinking was. Like many peers, I had always equated assessment with tests, assignments, and grades, doing well simply meant getting a high CA. I'd never questioned whether that kind of assessment was actually helping students learn. I later realized assessment is an active process: it gathers evidence of students' performance, guides learning, and helps teachers understand and support learners ...