Rethinking teaching and learning assessments in the 21st century

Authors

  • Sopheap Kaing University of Puthisastra
  • Rotha Kol University of Puthisastra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62037/cjer.2023.03.02.05

Keywords:

Assessment, teaching and learning assessment, issues of assessment, approaches to assessment

Abstract

Assessment plays an essential role in education because it measures the extent of student learning for both assessment of learning and assessment for learning. Assessment is constructed to promote student learning at the subject or broader level. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to rethink assessment for students’ learning to make it compatible with online or hybrid learning, which has been on the rise. Therefore, this article aims to discuss the need to rethink assessment in teaching and learning. The article provides insights into the reasons for and types of assessment. It also discusses various issues concerning assessments and different approaches to assessment that educators can apply in their modern teaching and learning, especially in the context of the 21st century. The article concludes by emphasizing the need for rethinking teaching and learning assessment to ensure it can help students develop the necessary knowledge and skills to thrive in and outside the classroom setting.

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Author Biographies

Sopheap Kaing, University of Puthisastra

Sopheap Kaing, PhD, is currently a Director of Quality, Learning and Teaching, and Students (QLTS) at the University of Puthisastra, Cambodia. He supervises four sections: learning and teaching, partnership, student services, and learning centre (library). He graduated with a PhD in Educational Sciences from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He was a recipient of the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2019-2022. He is a Co-founder and former Managing Editor of the Cambodian Education Forum and the Cambodian Journal of Educational Research. His research interests include hybrid teaching and learning, blended learning, curriculum development, teacher education, quality of teaching, and teaching pedagogy.

Rotha Kol , University of Puthisastra

Rotha Kol is currently a Learning and Teaching Coordinator at the University of Puthisastra. He has two bachelor’s degrees: Bachelor of Education from the Institute of Foreign Languages, Royal University of Phnom Penh, and Bachelor of Economics from the Tony Fernandes School of Business, the University of Cambodia. He has worked in the education sector for around eight years.

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Published

13-05-2025

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Kaing, S., & Kol , R. (2025). Rethinking teaching and learning assessments in the 21st century. Cambodian Journal of Educational Research, 3(2), 78–90. https://doi.org/10.62037/cjer.2023.03.02.05

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): Cambodian Journal of Educational Research

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