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Importance of Educational Measurement
Even though we might desire to adopt the “everyone wins” philosophy, assessment is an essential part of education. It is difficult to determine a student’s requirements and preferences without evaluation and measurement. Colleges also employ evaluation to choose which applicants to accept.
Despite the fact that measuring and assessment have a variety of specialised uses, there is one overarching goal that remains constant: determining whether pupils are learning.
The main goal of educational evaluation is to identify the requirements of each student. It is possible to identify and address learning problems and handicaps with appropriate testing and evaluation in the early grades. Without testing, issues may lie undiscovered for a long time. Educational testing can guide students in a route that may ultimately lead to a psychologist who can identify issues, even though educational testing cannot in and of itself serve as the foundation for a diagnosis.
In the twenty-first century, education places a lot of focus on specialisation. Students need to have specific skills before they may have a successful profession in today’s intricate, knowledge-based economy. Standardized testing, which determines students’ aptitudes and talents, is the first step in the influx of students into educational programmes. There is no doubting that standardised examinations may be successful in recognising intellectual abilities and assisting pupils in understanding the areas in which their skills might be beneficial, despite the controversy surrounding their potential for abuse.
Education is effective when students improve over time
It is hard to determine whether kids are improving without assessment and evaluation. Tests and assignments can help teachers identify pupils who already know the content, those who are making an effort to learn it, and those who are not making any effort at all. The growth in a student’s grades over time can reveal a lot about where that student is and where he needs to go, even though assessments are not always accurate in evaluating student accomplishment (some kids underperform while making an attempt because of learning problems).
Students eventually reach their senior year of high school. A student must now achieve the highest marks possible in order to enrol in a reputable university. There is little doubt that many institutions have admissions procedures in place that rely heavily on grades, even though one might argue about their merits. Therefore, a school’s college placement rate will benefit in the long term from a rigorous testing and assessment system where teachers give students several minor projects to solve problems before the larger assignments.
