Thinking about Theory: Pros & Cons of Assessing for Learning Skills

PROS:

• Metacognitive knowledge of ones learning style and applying appropriate strategies to facilitate the process. 
• Matching teaching and learning styles for successful outcomes.
• Awareness of different learning styles of individual students and creating diverse activities. Variety in teaching techniques to address different senses used in learning.
• Gaining knowledge of other learning styles and taking the risk of applying new strategies to keep learning fresh and exciting.
• Understand other students' styles and learn to incorporate with their own style to work as a team. Balance each others weaknesses and strengths as a group.

CONS:

• Research is non-conclusive on reliability and accuracy of assessments.
• Rely too heavily on style and not enough on relevant and meaningful content.
• Some assessments far above the beginner level of comprehension of a second language learner.