Using the Examples in these Annexes

1. The 'Annexes' that follow contain examples of a range of assessment techniques that are used by trainers in their assessments of a student, trainee, or job seeker's achievement in a key skill. Whereas the earlier Examples in Sections 4-8 provided examples of general approaches to assessment - the 'when' of assessment), the examples here illustrate how the assessment takes place. The difference is illustrated in the diagram below.

Decisions to be made by the trainer:

Step 1
Decide which of the Examples in Sections 4-8 are similar to the context or situation of the trainer, e.g. a school, a training provider working in a small workshop, a factory with a combination of on-the-job and off-the-job training, a small enterprise (hairdresser). This context is illustrated by the whole rectangle.

Step 2
Look through the techniques of assessment illustrated in these Annexes. These are illustrated in italics in the diagram above, e.g. the use of a portfolio. A formal test, or observation by the trainer/employer.

2. Assessment tries to discover the individual's level of achievement, weaknesses and strengths by using the most appropriate assessment technique. As a result, the trainee can develop a programme specifically suited to the individual's needs.

3. Each Annex illustrates a technique, or number of techniques, that allow the trainer to discover this information in the most effective way, in a given context. Each technique may be used in the assessment of all three approaches to assessment, i.e. diagnostic, formative and summative.

 

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