What Are The Potential Problems That May Arise From Using The Assessment Evidence
4. Discuss potential problems with validity and reliability that can arise from using different assessment evidence. What dangers must a teacher guard against when grouping students, planning instruction, grading and forming initial perceptions of student’s characteristics? How might teachers know when they have valid and reliable information?
A potential problem that can arise with validity and reliability when determining assessment evidence is insufficient or incorrect information to make such a valid decision. It is vital the information is interpreted accurately. It’s the job of the teacher to question whether they are collecting the right information needed to formulate a correct assessment about the student. Another potential problem is the teacher tests the students on material that …show more content…
Some assessment dangers that teachers must guard against when lesson planning, is whether the information being gathered is relevant and appropriate to achieve a valid and reliable assessment. Validity is a key characteristic, without it the decision can be harmful and have a negative effect on the student or class. To create a reliability in the teacher’s assessment it must stand the test of time. If the assessment information gathered could not be used in a different learning situation then will be deemed as unreliable. Another danger is if the assessment information does not produce stabile and consistent data, the teacher should be cautious in using it to make a decision about the class or student. The criteria’s the teacher should look for to get valid and reliable assessment information is that I am collecting the right information to be able to make the correct decision. The collection of several pieces of information about the behavior or performance being assessed. Teachers must be aware that some assessment information may be unreliable because factors such as interruptions during testing, student attention span, clarity of instructions
A potential problem that can arise with validity and reliability when determining assessment evidence is insufficient or incorrect information to make such a valid decision. It is vital the information is interpreted accurately. It’s the job of the teacher to question whether they are collecting the right information needed to formulate a correct assessment about the student. Another potential problem is the teacher tests the students on material that …show more content…
Some assessment dangers that teachers must guard against when lesson planning, is whether the information being gathered is relevant and appropriate to achieve a valid and reliable assessment. Validity is a key characteristic, without it the decision can be harmful and have a negative effect on the student or class. To create a reliability in the teacher’s assessment it must stand the test of time. If the assessment information gathered could not be used in a different learning situation then will be deemed as unreliable. Another danger is if the assessment information does not produce stabile and consistent data, the teacher should be cautious in using it to make a decision about the class or student. The criteria’s the teacher should look for to get valid and reliable assessment information is that I am collecting the right information to be able to make the correct decision. The collection of several pieces of information about the behavior or performance being assessed. Teachers must be aware that some assessment information may be unreliable because factors such as interruptions during testing, student attention span, clarity of instructions