Unit 301 - Understanding the principles and practices of assessment Learner Name: Steven Hoyle Understand the principles and requirements of assessment 1.1 - Explain the functions of assessment in learning and development The main purpose of assessment is to establish a person`s level of knowledge or skill in a particular field. This can take place before during or after a process of learning. The feedback given during this process is helpful to the learner to improve their performance as they progress with their work. Assessment is also a useful tool for employers to see whether employees are capable of performing their given roles. Assessment should be provided in an unbiased and objective manner regardless of personal association to the learner.
Reflecting on your practise is important as it can help you to focus on what you have done well and identify areas you may need to improve I.e. It may make you consider new approaches or make you consider learning more or beginning new courses in relevant subjects. You can use reflective practice to improve the quality of the service you provide by thinking about a task you previously completed and asking yourself: What could have been done better? & how will I do that task next time? 1.3.
Finally, the report will identify various roles in these establishments who are involved in offering support and guidance to their assessors in preparation for a visit from the External Quality Assurance (EQA) for the awarding body. The Function of IQA IQA is a process where the college/ training centre plans and prepares the quality assurance of the programs that they deliver. The program should be structured, monitored and all resources in place to carry out the monitoring. The monitoring will include all aspects of leaner’s journey including its planning, the delivery, assessments, reviewing and all record keeping. Once this process is complete, it is then reviewed and improvements made to the necessary areas for future IQA.
They have different experiences, skills and knowledge that I can learn from. My manager/unit leader are sources of support as they can advise me and if required, arrange training or for duties to delegated to me, for me to gain more experience in certain areas. We also have a training department that organise annual refresher training, which includes taught sessions as well as e-learning programmes done on the computer. The process of agreeing a personal development plan is basically set within my supervision. During this I meet on a one-to-one basis with my supervisor – usually a senior support worker.
You can also inroll in continueing education classes at a local community college. As as specialized assistant you may be expected to preform some of the following functions. Creating budgets, calculate billing statements, and compile financial rewards. In both the regular and specialized administrative assistanting positions I can see where the knowledge that I am gaining could be used. One duty I may be assigned as an office assistant may be to assist in the preparing of the finanical statements.
For Students Submitting ECO 201 LINK Assignments Online Your class has been selected to participate in an evaluation of student assignments in the Learning INterdisciplinary Knowledge (LINK) program by the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research (A&IR.) * Your assignment will be graded by your instructor in ECO 201 Macroeconomics. It will count for at least 3% but not more than 5% of your total grade in the course, so you will want to do your best. * You are required to submit it following the instructions below. You are expected to submit this to a special Turnitin.com account.
3.1 Explain how the teaching role involves working with other professionals. 3.2 Explain the boundaries between the teaching role and other professional roles. As a training officer at webs training I am required to heavily communicate with other professionals within my job role. Firstly I work with other training officers at work to produce an equal and fair education to the pupils a good example of this is if a training offices is absent one day there will be a structured lesson plans to follow so the officer that is covering can pick up the lesson plan adjust it to meet there needs and be able to provide a good lesson even if it’s not the trade area there back ground is from. Other professionals I work with are supervisors/mentors
This spreadsheet is also use when we are audited by the state. It shows that we are doing the home and vendor visits as recommended by the state. This spreadsheet also provide key information for the second half of the project which was the Vendor Training Seminar. I mailed out correspondence to the vendors with the date and time they were to attend the training. There were two week days with am and pm sessions, one week day with a pm only session and a Saturday with an am only session.
My competency is evidenced through observations my assessor makes. Also through witess testimonies signed by a qualified member of staff and reflective accounts which I have experienced at work and documented, as part of my learning and progression. Functional skills are acquired by attending lessons on a weekly basis with a maths and a English teacher who set us work and assist with learning. When I and my teacher are confident that I am competent I will sit the exam. For the Level 2 diploma there are mandatory and optional units to complete.
Gibbs (1998) reflective cycle will be utilized as it illustrates a clear structure for the process of reflection which includes six main stages; description of the event, feelings, evaluation, description (analysis to make sense of the experience) conclusion and action plan (Jasper, 2003) respectively. Baird and Winter (2005) give some reasons on why reflection is require in reflective practice. They state that reflection is to generate the practiced knowledge, assist an ability to adapt new situations, develop self-esteem and satisfaction as well as to value, develop and professionalizing practice. Description of event: As part of our second assignment, our class (two people in each group) was assigned to conduct a role play on interview where my friend Mary held the role as interviewer and myself as an interviewee. The initial planning of the content and rehearsal was done together as a team.