VET Assessment competences

Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) constitute the Tampere Universities community. Our areas of priority in research and education are technology, health and society.

The badge holder is able to:

• Consider ethical questions and power structures in assessment, while considering the history, present, and future of evaluation
• Operate on the principles of personalization and current legislation
• Recognize the role of assessment in the different stages of learning process, such as before and during learning, as well as when evaluating competences
• Plan and use diverse methods of assessment in the learning process
• Utilize multiple constituency evaluation by involving the student and other actors of the learning environment for continuous assessment
• See evaluation as a large model, which also includes the evaluation of the teacher’s actions, as well as the practices and quality of the organization

Assessment criteria for Badge:

• Knows the central goals, tasks, and methods of assessment in the different stages of the learning process
• Designs an assessment process for a course of their choice (including personalization)
• Applies assessment methods in their field of education and justifies the choice of methods
• Applies multiple constituency evaluation in their work
• Evaluates ethically while recognizing their position of power
• Evaluates their own actions as an assessor, both on individual and organizational level
• Operates constructively in the assessment collaboration networks
• Recognizes the connection between the available resources and evaluation, as well as how the assessment methods affect the wellbeing of both the teacher and the students.