The benefits of a holistic approach to assessment are that it is an cost and time, effective way to gathering lots of evidence at one time because the evidence falls naturally from the activities being undertaken, rather than collecting lots of pieces of evidence for each of the standards. This evidence can be cross referenced into other units across the diploma this includes knowledge outcomes as knowledge will also be demonstrated through practical skills. This can be motivational to learners as they are taking responsibility for the outcome of their assessment giving them progress and drive to complete. Holistic assessments can also highlight areas for further training and learning, which will benefit the learner and employer.
There a three main stages to assessment the start of a course when Initial and diagnostic assessments should take place these methods are used to identify the learners suitability learning levels and learning needs for their chosen course. The second stage would be the middle of the course where I would want to use continuous assessment methods such as peer assessment and self assessment too ensure that the learners are making the correct progress, all of these methods have formative assessment roles that allow the learner to improve whilst learning. Finally there would be a final assessment this could be a written exam end of module test or performi...
First of all, through this assignment, I have learned that a theory is an interrelated set of concepts and propositions, organized into deductive systems that explain relationships among different aspects. It is an overall explanation of the person in environment configuration, and helps explain why a problem is occurring. It will also provide a social worker with a set of ideas that will help the social worker get a better understanding of the problem. In addition, there are many different theories, and perspectives that are used in the social work field to empower people and to promote a positive society for all. This particular case is associated with bio-psychosocial approach
Even though this article is written about higher education assessment, the information can be applied to any area of education. Boud states that “sustainable assessment encompasses the abilities required to undertake activates that necessarily accompany learning throughout life in formal and informal settings”. He discusses how both formative and summative assessment influence learning and how students need to be better self-accessors. He goes in to great length about the basic resources needed for sustainable assessment, how this way of thinking will affect teaching and assessment practices,
Holistic nursing to me is a practice of applying both subjective and objective patient assessment into the plan of care. Not only do we need to look at the physical condition of the patient, but also their social and environmental factors that influence their state of health. When this application process is incorporated into the patient plan of care, we are incorporating all aspects of the patient’s life that help define and create their ideal state of health. In review of several nursing theories discussed by Montgomery-Dossey and Keegan (2012), which incorporate the aspect of holistic nursing practice, I found that Jean Watson’s Theory of Transpersonal Caring was most closely linked to aspects of my current nursing practice.
Assessment has been the greatest challenge in my development as a professional. My coursework as supported my growth in this area, especially in understanding the broad range of assessments used to support students’ growth and development. My courses have also supported my understanding of how ongoing observational assessment and standards-based measures can be used to inform instruction and support the cycle of observation, reflection and planning. Coursework
Reflecting on the impact. How did you use this assessment to collaborate with families and with professional colleagues to improve teaching and
“What used to be a thoughtful, creative profession has become more like working in a factory”. That is an eye opening statement for me. Nothing will change my love and passion for wanting to work with children for as long as I live, however I wish that teaching could be “like it use to” as people say. It use to be the child 's fault if they had bad grades and now it is the teachers fault. All blowback hits the teacher. However, all standardized tests are essentially the same, but not all students are the same. So much weight is put into these tests it is completely unfair for the students and teachers. The article from salon.com mentions documentary called “Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture”, that is something
Self-care is a critical component, it is the activities individuals and community members undergo having the primary intention of enhancing the health of themselves, overall preventing illnesses, disease, and restoring health. It is important to understand that self care is active and powerful in maintaining an optimal level of health. A person’s overall health includes physical, mental, emotional, relationship, choices, and spiritual components of well-being (McCoy, 2013).
The clinical and statistical approaches have both proven to be successful methods in clinical psychology. Each approach has its pros and cons depending on the type of situation that is being dealt with. Clinical judgment can be a complex process because it requires a patient’s data which are composed of samples, observations, signs of underlying states and the clinician’s responses. According to Sundberg, Tyler and Taplin (1973) clinical interpretation may consist of 3 different levels: Level 1 deals with clinicians being familiar with certain experiences, and therefore, making a prediction based off of that. An example of this would be the SAT or GRE assessments. Level 2 is comprised of clinicians carefully observing a patient’s behaviors and coming up with a conclusion based off of the behavior characteristics that the patient displays. In level 3, based off of the individual’s determinants in a specific situation, the clinician seeks a consistent understanding. For example, blood responses on the Rorschach test can be a determinant of hidden aggression, which would then lead to future impulsive outbursts or losing control of oneself (Sundverg, Tyler and Taplin 1973). Although both the clinical and statistical approaches have proven to be beneficial, I believe that clinical psychologists should not rely more on statistical predictions and prepackaged treatments than clinical judgment and individual patients.
There are different methods and uses of assessment that are used in the Education system, the reason for this, is that not all assessments serve the same purpose for its methodologies, the feedback that learners receive needs to correspond with the purpose of the assessment. (Sieborger, 1998)Thus educators tend to make use of multiple assessments to establish a fair and just measurement of the learner’s capability. This essay will extensively describe and analyse the tensions between the two methods of assessment: Summative assessment and Formative assessment and further reflect on their ability to integrate.
In this report, I will reflect on my professional development throughout this module, from when I started in September, to now. According to Beausaert et al. (2011), ‘the art of self-evaluation is an integral element of reflection and involves critical insight into understanding one 's strengths and limitations’. Therefore, my aim is to identify my learning needs and to recognise my personal skills and capabilities, as well as identifying areas of my skill set that need to be refreshed or extended to stand out in the competitive job market. By doing this, I hope to demonstrate knowledge of the skills that I have gained during this module.
Evidence-based assessment uses research to find which assessment skills are important and the best ways to interpret assessment data (Jarvis, 2016). It is important to know about evidence-based assessment because as a nurse you want to be informed on what assessment skills have evidence to provide accurate information and which assessment skills have no valuable data.
The students will also be able to better evaluate themselves with immediate feedback and evaluation.
Through assessment students and teachers are able to determine the level of mastery a student has achieved with standards taught. Both formative and summative assessment should be purposeful and targeted to gain the most accurate data to drive further instruction (Ainsworth, 2010). While this syllabus does a good job of identifying the need for both formal and informal assessments, the way in which this is communicated does not provide enough detail for understanding. Simply listing assessment types does not give any insight into how these assessments fit in the learning process of this course. While some of the assessments mentioned could be common assessments chosen by the school or district to gain insight into the effectiveness of instruction, the inclusion of authentic assessments is most beneficial to students and demonstrates learning in a context closer to that of a work environment (Rovai, 2004). Unfortunately, this particular course, according to this syllabus, relies heavily on quizzes and traditional tests and essays to form the bulk of assessment opportunities. While other activities, such as formative assessments, journaling and discussions are mentioned as possible avenues for scoring, they are given a very low percentage of the overall grade. This shows that they are not valued for their ability to show progression and mastery. If this is indeed the case, this puts the students as a
This refers to more than being an absence of disease, as the assessment aims to understand not only a patient’s physical health, but their mental state and social well-being. Health assessment contains two major components of physical examination and health interview. Health interview, as a discussion between the nurse and patient, collects subjective data, which is any information that cannot be measured by the nurse. Such things can include family history, lifestyle, reason for seeking care, past health, personal concerns and pain levels. The physical examination component is an investigation of the subject using the four techniques of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation to assess the major systems of the patient’s body (Forbes