Answer to Question #232939 in Psychology for Nino

Question

Explain the following forms of assessment and provide one example of how you will use each of them to support learners who experience barriers to learning in teaching and learning environment.
1.baseline assessment
2. Formative assessment
3. Diagnostic assessment
4. Summarize assessment

Answer 1

1. Baseline Assessment

This type of assessment provides information on the situation that a program aims to promote. For example, it can be used in school to measure the quality performance which the school is providing.

2. Formative assessment

Teachers use this type of assessment to evaluate the learner’s all-around performance and academic progress while a course is in progress. For example, a teacher asking the students to do an exercise on the topic they are being taught and submit.

3. Diagnostic assessment

It involves a set of written questions used to assess the learner’s current understanding and perspectives. For instance, this can be used by setting specific questions to evaluate learner’s recent performance

4. Summarize assessment

It is used to evaluate the learner’s performance at the end of the course or unit. For example, this can be applied through final projects.