When it comes to assessment, my initial skills and knowledge are that I understand the premise of assessing and I tend to be a person who observes her environment and the elements in it. When I think of assessment, I believe that all factors should be taken into account in any way, shape, or form. When we assess, we should be putting aside any personal biases and should look at the whole picture before we try inflicting our knowledge- we need to understand that it is important to have a good base of knowledge, however, we should listen to all parties before implementing one set of beliefs. To me, assessment is a crucial part of education, but also life- which brings me to my broader learning goal of wanting to understand the differences between informal and formal assessment and well and personal and professional assessment. I want to strengthen and grow my understanding of assessment by breaking it down and analyzing different forms of assessment. I want to strengthen and challenge myself by having to learn, unlearn, and relearn what I already affiliate with assessment. I believe it is important to put aside ego and personal biases and start from a square one position, a place where I can learn for myself and create a clearer picture of what each chunk of assessment means. This will benefit myself and what I take from life’s moments, as well as benefiting anyone who crosses my path and comes into my life: peers, friends, family, students, parents, anyone! This is a new goal/ tool on my roster that does not have to have an end- there will be milestones and checkpoints, however, it is important to note that I do not want to put and end date on this goal as I believe this will be a newly motivating skill that can always be growing and evolving. It is important to understand that with a goal like this, there will always be room for improvement and learning.
Attached is a Personal Learning Plan template given by the instructor for this ECS 401 class, filled out by me! Enjoy!
Best, Baylee!
Click this link to view the photos of the Personal Learning Plan through google drive!