Assessment for learning in lessons of technologies

Straipsnyje teoriniu aspektu atskleidžiama formuojamojo vertinimo kaip mokytis padedančio vertinimo svarba ugdymo procese. Remiantis 7–8 klasių mokinių anketinės apklausos duomenimis, prieita išvados, kad per technologijų pamokas nevengiama mokinių varžymosi tarpusavyje, nepakankamai dėmesio skiriama konstruktyviam mokinių įsivertinimui, tačiau mokytojų teikiamas grįžtamasis ryšys yra informatyvus ir padedantis mokiniams mokytisAssessment and evaluation are among the essential functions performed by a teacher. When a teacher assesses for learning, assessment is a continuous process providing important feedback for students who can immediately bridge their learning gaps or direct their learning to a favourable direction. Students’ involvement into the assessment process means that students are taught to handle information about their learning achievements and to understand how they could learn better, know where they are in comparison with the settled learning goals, plan and take further steps in their learning. Assessment for learning (also called formative assessment), if used effectively, can provide teachers and their students with the information they need to move learning forward. The aim of this paper is to present an expression of the assessment for learning in 7th and 8th grade technology lessons. Tasks to achieve the objective: 1) to describe the concepts of assessment for learning, 2) to reveal the 7th and 8th grade learners’ views towards the assessment for learning. The methods of research: theoretical (scientific literature and education documents analysis and generalization) and empirical (self-report anonymous questionnaire). The survey was conducted in 2014–2015 academic year. The sample of research consisted of 423 learners’ of 7th and 8th grades. The research data shows that assessment is an integral part of the technological education process, the purpose of which to support student learning. During the evaluation teachers must help the learners to know themselves, to understand their strengths and weaknesses, to assess their level of achievements, to raise further goals of teaching and learningLazdijų r. Šeštokų mokyklaVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij