Wanting to accomplish something is one thing. Having a plan on how to accomplish that something is another thing. Most people prefer to have their day planned out. This is because of the hectic daily schedule they follow, which is probably the reason why most people plan things ahead of time.
In the business world, people do a lot of planning. They use business plans to plan out their goals and the necessary steps to achieving those goals, project plans to plan out a certain project and the course of action necessary to complete the project on time, and many other plans for other business operations.
In the broadest sense, an assessment plan is a forecast of the steps one needs to do in assessing certain matters. Assessment plans also list the assessment methods necessary to achieve a desired outcome.
In education, assessment plans are typically used to assess the free outline of the desired outcomes of a student’s learning process including the measures done to attain such outcomes, the time period for the process, and individuals involved in such process.
As mentioned earlier, assessment planning is useful in planning an organized assessment. Assessment plans contain all the details of the assessment activities to be implemented including the goals, targets, desired outcomes, and methods to be used in accomplishing the stated smart goals.
Assessment plans ensure that those who conduct the assessment activities will stay on track, and follow the process as scheduled, and ensures the effectiveness of conducting the assessment.
Creating assessment plans require a huge amount of thinking time. Effective assessment plans will ensure that the assessments can be conducted effectively. This might be simple to some.
Still, there are some things one needs to keep in mind when creating an assessment plan:
