The Assessment Reform of Teaching and Learning:An Analysis of Ruth Darn's Concept of"Assessment as Learning"
Ruth Darn advocated"assessment as learning"and promoted the systematic integration of the relationship between assessment and learning.From the main content,Darn believes that"assessment as learning"means to indicate that the assess-ment process is the learning process;Emphasizing that obtaining and processing feedback information is an important learning process;Believing that self-assessment and peer assessment are important practical representations;At the same time,based on the student-centered approach,emphasis is placed on paying attention to the curious areas of student motivation.From a value perspective,Dam has made significant contributions to the theoretical development of"assessment as learning",mainly including:entering the perspective of learning theory and placing"assessment as learning"under the constructivist learning per-spective;Considering the assessment theory,this concept is regarded as an extension of formative assessment;Focused on as-sessment practices,providing practical support for this concept;Focused on teacher-student collaboration and advocated that this concept is related to the professional development of teachers.Based on this,we should focus on transforming the assessment function in teaching,promote the systematic integration of"teaching learning assessment",attach importance to the role of teaching feedback,and pay attention to and cultivate students'assessment competence.
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