Types of Evaluation by the Teachers in ICT enabled learning

Teachers Evaluation and Assessment plays a major role in student learning. There are many new approaches to assessment with an emphasis on the process of learning along with the product of learning. Performance based authentic assessment is emphasized world over. In India also there is an emphasis on continuous and comprehensive evaluation of students’ learning. Development in information and communication technology has thrown open numerous possibilities for assessing student learning and providing feedback. ICT in Assessment discusses about the basics of assessment practices and explores how various technology tools can be integrated effectively for assessing student learning. 

Types of Evaluation/ Assessment 

Assessment can be classified in to various types or approaches based on the purpose for which it is designed. It can be classified as follows:

Formative Assessment: Formative assessment provides feedback and information during the instructional process, while learning is taking place, and while learning is occurring.

Summative Assessment: Summative assessment takes place after the learning has been completed and provides information and feedback that sums up the teaching and learning process.

Diagnostic Assessment: Diagnostic assessment can help you identify your students’ current knowledge of a subject, their skill sets and capabilities, and to clarify misconceptions before teaching takes place. Knowing students’ strengths and weaknesses can help you better plan what to teach and how to teach it.

Authentic Assessment: The term authentic assessment describes the multiple forms of assessment that reflect student learning, achievement, motivation, and attitudes on instructionally relevant classroom activities. It Emphasizes what students know, rather than what they do not know or requires students to develop responses instead of selecting them from predetermined options. An authentic assessmentusually includes a task for students to perform and a rubric by which their performance on the task will be evaluated.

Performance Assessment:  Performance assessment is one which requires students to demonstrate that they have mastered specific skills and competencies by performing or producing something.