Assignment and its Types
ASSIGNMENT AND ITS TYPES An assignment is a piece of (academic) work or task. It provides opportunity for students to learn, practice and demonstrate they have achieved the learning goals. It provides the evidence for the teacher that the students have achieved the goals. The output can be judged using sensory perception. The assignment can focus on a product as output and a process and the performance of individual skills or competences. There are a lot of benefits to gain from using an assignment as an assessment method. Assignments can for instance be used to test higher cognitive abilities and the application of specific skills or knowledge. It can mirror the future professional practice. It can be used to assess the integration of knowledge, skills and attitudes. When assessing with assignments, we should pay attention to: validity: we really test what we want to test; the assignment and the way we assess the results are aligned with the learning goals. reliabilit...