Effective Learning with Quantitative Assessment Tools

Quantitative assessment tools measure an individual's performance, knowledge, and skills using specific standards. The tools match the outcomes of a person against the standards to see if they meet the goals. Quantitative assessment tools are important in different sectors and are utilized by companies to check if the applicants are fit for the role they are offering. Of course, such tools are more commonly used by the education sector.  

Schools develop assessment tools for different reasons other than simply assigning grades or marks to students' output. They are designed to aid teachers in providing effective learning. Here are the ways quantitative assessment tools are used in the classroom setting.  

Measure students' prior knowledge and abilities  

Teachers have to provide formative assessment tests or quizzes at the beginning of the class or lesson to gauge the current abilities of their students. The tests' results can guide teaching and determine the topics to prioritize or the lessons where the students need to focus.  

See if goals and standards are being met 

Using the right quantitative assessment tools, the school can evaluate whether the educational goals and standards are being met. Assessment does not only affect the students' grades or placement but also their entire learning experience. 

Check the effectivity of teaching  

The assessment results define not only students' performance but also the quality of teaching. Quantitative assessment tools are instrumental in gauging the learning process's outcome, revealing what already has been learned in the class. The outcome of the exams can help teachers revisit their content, teaching style, and resources and make the necessary adjustment to ensure better learning and teaching in the future.  

Quantitative assessment tools are not limited to written exams where students have to choose from multiple choices or provide a specific answer. They can be less formal and more fun, too. Some of today's best education tools are fashioned like computer games, where kids are asked to solve puzzles in a specifically designed platform for learning. They are challenging yet interactive, easy to use, and effective in motivating students to study the lessons.

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Wild Noodle Corporation develops educational and recruitment software that provide tools and services for the companies and recruiters to attract and assess the best software developers, predictably and cost-effectively. It does this by running competitions that attract top technical talent, working with companies to promote their brand and job opportunities to the audience, providing quantitative assessments of candidates, and integrating employer feedback with machine learning to better predict job performance and pre-hire. Its Herbert programming challenge has been used successfully with over 10K users on over 200K tests, and its assessment score is proven to be well correlated with job success.