Philosophy+of+Assessment

=Assessment Philosophy=

I encourage a classroom environment that is learner-centered. This belief does not stop at assessment. It is my belief that assessment //**FOR**// learning is more important and more beneficial to students' learning in their journey through the educational process. Assessment for learning must be closely linked to what is going on in the learning environment and must, in turn, be focused on improving students' learning. Assessment for learning fosters strong metacognition skills that encourage students to evaluate the learning that is taking place and to improve upon areas of weakness. Assessment of learning is also essential to schools. However, we must continually push ourselves as professional educators to make even summative assessments opportunities to improve learning and remain student focused. In summation, assessment and feedback are necessary components of a postive, student-centered learning environment.