Seventh Reflection of PETA Class

The last meeting of PETA class in this year, I have learned about assessment. Actually, we have learned about it before with the guest lecturer, but in this meeting we learned more than before. As a teacher, giving assessment is so complicated. There are many things that should be considered. In this meeting, I have learned about the process how to give assessment and what should be considered. I could follow the class well, but there was misunderstanding with my friends’ explanation. So, I should ask and discuss again in the next time. In this session, I felt bored because the activity just discussion and then explained about what we have discussed, so there were limited time to Miss Ine gave explanation. I felt uncomfortable in group interaction model. Actually, this model could deliver the materials well, but I did not enjoy doing this model. For me, I would more understand well from Miss Ine explanation, because I could focus well. I thought that the previous meeting was more effective than this meeting, because Miss Ine gave adding, gave conclusion and have rest time to review the materials.

            In this meeting, there were some new things that I could learn. Mostly, I could understand well. The criteria of effective assessment are assessment should be valid, reliable and objective. Valid is the assessment had to be suitable with what we want to assess. Reliable is the scores had to be consistence in every assessment. And then, objective is the assessment received generally or based on standardization. Besides that, I also got new knowledge about differentiation of assessment and evaluation. Assessment is wider than evaluation, in the assessment there are processes, diagnosis, and prepare learning process and what should prepared for learning in the next time. Evaluation is process to collect information and judgment. Actually, it could help me to understand well about both of them, because before I got explanation from Miss Ine, I thought that evaluation is wider than assessment. It was very important knowledge for me.

The elements of assessment are:

1.      Purpose is what the purpose of teacher wants to assess.

2.      Measurement is technique that used to assess.

3.      Evaluation is how to interpret the data.

4.      Use: diagnosis, grading, instruction.

There were many others things that I understand, but I cannot explain in this reflection, because it will very long.

            The part that I was still confused is about the effect of assessment in the class, because I have different perception with my friend in my group. My opinion is assessment is will influence the students’ learning motivation and goals, it can be increase and decrease depend of each student. After that, of course it will influence the students’ achievement. In other hand, my friend opinion is students’ achievement used to measure or assess whether the assessment was effective or not. I will discuss again in the next time about it, so we can know what correct one is.

            I thought that this session is very important for me as candidate of educator. I should know how to give effective assessment for students, so it will be positive motivation for students. There are many kinds and ways of assessment, so teacher not only assess by giving paper and pencil way. As a teacher, we should assess creatively, for example we ask our students to make something or project which in the project conclude some learning styles. It also helps students more creative.

            In this meeting, I cannot reach my expectation, because I was very uncomfortable with this session. I hope in the next time, I can enjoy with the class, my classmate and activities.