THE USAGE OF REFLECTIONS ON ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Sefedin RAHIMI, Mihrije MALOKU-MORINA

Abstract

Reflections today have become part of the regular engagement of pupils in schools and students in universities. The chosen problem for research " The usage of reflections on assessment process”, intends to present and analyze how weekly reflections affected students as regular tasks in achieving results of learning and how reflections affected the improvement of their success in the final assessment. The main questions of this research will be: Do reflections affect the achievement and improvement of learning outcomes? How do reflections affect their success in the final evaluation? The research was carried out with the students of the Faculty of Education, which held the exercises of the course "Assessment in Education" in the master program of subject teaching, selecting a sample of students, 100 of them. The research methodology is mixed, using the methods of analysis and comparison, storytelling and interviews, and conducting surveys and questionnaires with students. Students for each week made reflections and forwarded them to the electronic platform "classroom", they were analyzed and compared to determine whether they matched the learning outcomes of the subject, where at the end of the semester before the final assessment was completed the questionnaire with students for the usage of reflections on the assessment process, while interviews and their stories were conducted after the final assessment, to see their impact on the achievement of success in the final assessment. From the results and findings of the research, we have drawn findings and recommendations for the usage and utilization of reflections in the assessment process. Research findings and recommendations are important primarily for the Faculty of Education and other institutions of higher education in Kosovo, but also for education policymakers in Kosovo. At the same time, they assist teachers in their implementation of assessment policy.

Pages: 201 - 206