Abstract:
Assessment is one of the main components in the curriculum
process. From 1997 Government has drawn attention to enhance assessment
procedure in the primary education. Therefore the government has planned
several training programs for developing teacher’s capacity in this purpose.
In this study researchers try to identify the teacher’s satisfaction of
Assessment process of Competency Based Curriculum at Primary Level.
Grade 1 to Grade 5 is considered as primary level in the Sri Lankan Education
System. Competency based curriculum and formative and summative
evaluations are used in the primary levels. At present the government pays
more consideration for the formative assessment methods than summative
assessment methods. There are three objectives in this study. Those are: (i)
To identify assessment methods that teachers use at primary level (ii) To
find out teachers satisfaction to assess children at primary level (iii) To find
out the problems faced by teachers of assessment process in the Primary
level. Survey method was used for data collection in this study. The
researchers collected data from 123 teachers through questionnaires.
Formative (continuous assessment-subjective, common, portfolio and
anecdotal report) and summative methods (teacher made question papers,
term test and question paper made by external resource person) are used by
every class teachers as assessment methods. Most of the primary class
teachers (46%) strongly agree to do subjective records. Because first
language, mathematics and environment related activities, are the main
subjects in the primary curriculum. Teachers feel that, subjective records are
convenient to assess the children. 83% of the primary teachers agree or
strongly agree to maintain common assessment records. 61% of the teachers
agree or strongly agree to maintain essential learning competencies.
According to the new education reforms teachers have to assess students’
performances. They are assessing students through summative and formative
assessment methods. But their satisfactions varies about those assessment
methods. Teachers face internal and external problem is to assess children.
