A new approach to children's education quarterly

A new approach to children's education quarterly

Assessment and evaluation in education and its role in improving education (with emphasis on secondary school)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD Student in Curriculum Planning, Qeshm Islamic Azad University, Qeshm International Branch, Qeshm, Iran
2 Assistant Professor Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Classroom and educational assessment is an important tool in creating and increasing the quality of education, which in many cases has only a score and report aspect, and the process of this category and its role in assessment has been neglected and neglected. Therefore, this study was formed with the aim of measuring and evaluating education and its role in improving education. The method of this research was based on the study of the library with the executive approach of content analysis of the existing research in this field. With the final review in this section, 18 researches were included in the study. Analytical study in this field showed that 79 open codes were identified from the effects of assessment in improving education. 32 themes were extracted by categorizing and focusing around the most important category, and by finalizing and centralizing the themes, 8 final themes were identified. Code and the number of main codes identified around each axis; Feedback and status, awareness of the quality of teacher teaching; Motivate learning; Strengths and weaknesses of learners; Motivation for academic achievement; Creating a dynamic learning environment; The quality of textbooks and the quality of the educational system are the most important effects of evaluation in improving education. Based on the obtained results, educational evaluation has an important role in quality and improvement of conditions in this field, which by increasing the study and its application, the level of education and the resulting quality can be increased.
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  • Receive Date 21 June 2020
  • Revise Date 30 June 2020
  • Accept Date 19 July 2020
  • First Publish Date 22 September 2020
  • Publish Date 22 September 2020