Author Archives: karenashleyabrigo

I was not born to a wealthy family. When I was little, my parents could only provide us with what we need. I remember having a very rare privilege to leverage my negotiating skills to ask for things that I want when I see that other kids have them. I understood at a very youngContinue reading “Behavioral Theories”

As a learner, I have had a lot of positive experiences with peer assessments. The validation that my group-mates have given me has encouraged me to take initiatives in future group projects or activities. I was encouraged to do better and do things beyond what was the minimum requirement. In turn, I have always triedContinue reading “Peer and Self-Assessment”

I have a poor sense of physical or spatial direction. That is the reason why I often rely on maps or instructions from residents when travelling to unfamiliar places. I sometimes find myself lost when when I could not align my understanding with the description of landmarks in the instructions given to me. Oftentimes, IContinue reading “Purpose of Assessment: Alignment”

When I hear the word “framework”, the words “structure”, “system”, “direction”, “pattern”, “foundation”, and “composition” come to mind. In order for physical structures [such as buildings] to maintain a strong integrity, a strong foundation, composition, and design should be considered by an engineer. For buildings, framework greatly influence their fate. Even concepts such as assessmentContinue reading “Assessment Frameworks”

When I was younger and single, I made a list of qualities that I am looking for in a potential husband. The quality that made it to the top is “intelligence”. The reason is that I want to increase the probability that our child will also be intelligent. I thought, if my child would beContinue reading “Intelligence”

Zoom in, zoom out. I realized that for a long time now, I have been zooming in on my perception of assessment and failed to zoom out to see the entire picture it wishes to depict. Just as how I would browse pictures on my gallery, I have always zoomed in to my image andContinue reading “Introduction to Assessment”

Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, and Learning through Observation As a mother of a one year-old daughter, I have the opportunity of observing manifestations of some learning theories through her behaviors. When she was hospitalized because of dengue, she wailed of pain as the nurses had a difficult time, taking up to three (3) attempts beforeContinue reading “Perspectives and Conceptions About Learning”