Making effective use of assessment, in all its forms, is a key skill for teachers. This assignment will develop your understanding of the key principles of assessment and the range of assessment activities. It will also ensure that you have the opportunity to devise an assessment activity relating to your teaching and to make the links between the practical assessment you have carried out and the theoretical principles of assessment. Read and research in order to establish what in your view are the principles of assessment. Use this information to design an assessment activity and implement it with a group of learners. Gather feedback from the learners, evaluate the process and reflect on what you have learned from this activity. Using what you have learned from this experience as the practical basis of your argument, critically discuss the principles of assessment as an essential part of the teaching and learning process. You should aim to link theory, drawn from your reading, with practice, both your experience during the assessment activity and more widely. A core text for this assignment is Chapter 6 in: Armitage, A. Bryant, R. Dunnill, R. Hayes, D. Hudson, A. Kent, J. Lawes, S. Renwick, M. 2nd Ed. (2003) Teaching and Training in Post Compulsory Education Buckingham: Open University Press In order to complete this assignment successfully, you should: Subject Knowledge and understanding ? Demonstrate understanding of the main principles and purposes of assessment, including initial, formative and summative assessment and key concepts, such as validity, feasibility and reliability. ? Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between assessment and learning and how assessment impacts on learning. ? Show how you have applied these principles in the assessment activity you have devised Analysis and Creativity ? Justify your choice of design of the activity in terms of the needs of learners, course/employers, college and course team, where relevant ? Evaluate the completed assessment activities and draw useful conclusions about the assessment, the students, the course and/or the teaching and learning. ? Demonstrate effective skills in critical reflection Professional Communications ? Write fluently and concisely, ensuring the accuracy of the spelling, punctuation, syntax and grammar. ? W rite in continuous prose which is logically structured and presented well. ? Reference your work fully and accurately A minimum of 2,000 words is expected for this assignment. You will be assessed in each of three categories; the percentage given for each category will differ for each of your assignments. For this assignment, the proportion of marks to be awarded is: Subject Knowledge and understanding 40% Analysis and Creativity 40% Professional Communication 20% Useful reading for this assignment: Keeley-Browne, E. (2007) Training to Teach in the Learning and Skills Sector, Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd. Gravells, A. (2006) Delivering Adult Learning, Exeter: Learning Matters Black, P. et al. (2003) Assessment for learning: Putting it into Practice, Buckingham: Open University Press