4. Competence-Based Assessment
Assessment as problem analysis and problem-solving activity are necessary for administrative, instructional and research needs. Full range of procedures of an
assessment helps individuals gain information to answer to those assessments purposes. Assessment is considered important for diagnosis, evidence of progress,
feedback to the respondent, and evaluation of teaching or curriculum. Thus, assessment aims to provide evidence to prove individual is in minimal standard of a
certain role. What the assessor wants to assess determines what kind of assessment will use.
As stated by Cohen 1994, there are some questions must be answered before assessing educational program which concludes methods, materials, individuals, and
organizations. Those questions are what to assess?, why?, how?, when?, where?, who?, through what processes?, and for whom?. Those questions work together in
conducting andor implementing a certain model of assessment. Competence-based assessment values individuals based on certain standard. As
stated by Fletcher 2005, competence-based assessment is a collection of evidence of individual’s working outcome or personal working which is sufficient to show
what individual can do or act based on certain standard. It is stated clearly that competence-based assessment assesses on what individuals have been done actual
performance. Competence- based assessment focuses on “what individuals can do”
than “what individuals know”.
Competence-based assessment is different from the common assessment system. According to Fletcher 2005, there are some main aspects of competence-
based assessment a It focuses on the outcomes, b It is an individual assessment c There is not any percentage score, d There is not any comparison on the result
among the other individuals, e All standards requirements of the assessment must be fulfilled, and f The result of the assessment states the individual have already
competent or not competent yet. Those main aspects above are necessary to consider in determining certain performance standards which are needed in competence-based
assessment. Competence-based assessment aims to gain information as evidence of
individuals’ performance in their working place which demonstrates that they can do or act based on standards that are required for a certain working role. It also stated
that competence-based assessment is usually designed as an individual assessment. Any scoring system is not necessary when conducting this kind of assessment.
Since it is an individual assessment, it is hoped that the user of this kind of assessment does not compare their result with the other users. All standards
requirements have to be fulfilled since this assessment needs certain standard to show what individual can do. Based on the data that gathered from conducting this
assessment, it is expected that individual is proved as a competent or qualified person.
5. Self-Assessment for Professional Teacher
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