La evaluación alternativa como una herramienta para el aprendizaje

Abstract

The role of assessment in education has been crucial, probably since the earliest approaches to formal education. Thc most dramatic change in our views of assessment is represented by the notion of assessment as a tool for learning. Whereas in the past, we have seen assessment only as a means to determine measures and thus certification, there is now realisation that the potencial benefits of assessing are much wider and impinge on in all stages of the learning process. Portafolio assessment, self~evaluation and peer-review are some forms of assessment which encourage students to engage continuously and foster a deep approach to learning. Key clements of these approaches are reflection, feedback, and integration of learning and assessment. In this contribution. it will outline some of the major developments in the learning society and their implications for educational practicc, and it will reflect on the future of education within powerful learning environments, where learning, instruction and assessment are fully integrated.