Correct Answer - Option 1 : Assess students using a variety of methods
Assessment is integral to the teaching-learning process which helps in facilitating student learning and improving instruction. It is a process of collecting relevant information on student learning.
- The continuous assessment focuses on informal and a combination of both formative and summative.
- It refers to all-around development including both scholastic and co-scholastic aspects of a child's development.
- The continuous assessment facilitates mapping different dimensions of a child’s development holistically to provide a more authentic picture to help the child, teacher, and hence the system.
A good assessment strategy to avoid cultural bias, the teacher should:
- Assess students using a variety of methods because of individual differences.
- Use good standardized tests for the assessment of academic and non-acedemic skills of students.
- Use the portfolio for assessment purposes, this will help the teachers and learner to find out the learning achievements.
- Ethnic group differences are found in school grades, standardized achievement tests, course enrollment, grade retention rates, high school graduation, and level of educational attainment.
- Both genetic and environmental factors, particularly in interaction, play a role in racial and ethnic differences.
Hence, we can conclude that Assess students using a variety of methods is a good assessment strategy to avoid cultural bias.
