Assessment and personalisingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objectives

After completing the study unit the teacher student is able to
- Consider ethical questions and power structures in assessment, while considering the history, present, and future of evaluation
- Operate on the principles of personalisation and current legislation
- Recognise the role of assessment in the different stages of learning process, such as before and during learning, as well as when evaluating competences
- Plan and use diverse methods of assessment in the learning process
- Utilise multiple constituency evaluation by involving the student and other actors of the learning environment for continuous assessment
- See evaluation as a large model, which also includes the evaluation of the teacher’s actions, as well as the practices and quality of the organisation

Content

During the course we seek answers to the following questions:
- How have assessment, its tasks, methods, and focus changed over time and towards the future?
- How are personalisation and assessment linked?
- How can a teacher evaluate a student’s learning and competence diversely, using and involving different learning environments, with ethical justification?
- How do diversity and different levels of evaluation appear in the work of a vocational teacher, starting from evaluating the student’s learning and competences all the way to the evaluating the teacher’s own work and how the organisation functions?

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

The criteria for passing

Knowing
Structuring the relationships between the phenomena and concepts covered during the course. Applying, explaining, comparing, and analysing contents from the viewpoint of a vocational teacher.

Teacher student
- describes the process of personalisation in the educational institute of their choice
- knows the central goals, tasks, and methods of assessment in the different stages of the learning process
- describes the change in assessment process in a timeline from the past to the future.

Doing
Being able to plan and choose suitable methods for their work and justify their choices as a vocational teacher. Applying the theory taught in the course when solving challenges and using the possibilities offered by the theory base in their work.

Teacher student
- designs an assessment process for a course of their choice
- applies assessment methods in their field of education and justifies the choice of methods
- applies multiple constituency evaluation in their work.

Developing as a teacher
Giving and receiving active and constructive feedback. Evaluating issues from their own and their community’s viewpoints. Collaborating responsibly and being ready to develop communication skills. Recognising and following the ethical principles of a teacher’s work. Describing and evaluating the economical and wellbeing promoting impact of their actions.

Teacher student
- Evaluates ethically while recognizing their position of power
- Evaluates their own actions as an assessor, both on individual and organisational level
- Operates constructively in the assessment collaboration networks
- Recognises the connection between the available resources and evaluation, as well as how the assessment methods affect the wellbeing of both the teacher and the students.