Assessing the Affective Behaviours in Learners

Abstract

There is a great need to balance the assessment of learning outcomes in learners by assessing all the domains associated with behavioural changes instead of assessing the cognitive achievement in the learner alone.  This paper x-rays what affective assessment is, the ground rules for affective assessment, school affective behaviours and the tools for affective assessments.  The authors advocated that teachers should assess the affective outcome in learners as this will enable learners not only to acquire academic competencies but to be adequately equipped with knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, practical and psychosocial skills that would enable them live healthy and satisfying lives and derive the benefit of learning.