dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

AssessmentDr ER du Toit

EDA 122

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Activity

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Mark book/Punteboek

Test/

toets

Assignment/

werkstuk

Class test/

klastoets

Project

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Projek

Oral

presentation/

Mondelinge

voordrag

Practical

work/

praktiese

werk

Exams/

eksamen

Total /

Totaal

Gewig/

weight

In marks/in

punte

50 40 15 75 20 50 200 450

A 40 35 8 68 17 46 180 394

B 35 30 6 48 12 37 160 328

C 20 24 2 35 19 40 100 240

D 45 36 6 30 16 39 140

E 35 30 7 40 12 38 150 312

Average

/Gemiddeld

35 31 5,5 44 15 40 113,6

% 70 77 36 59 75 80 57

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Gazette No. 19640 of 1998 states: “ schools should provide INDICATIONS of

learner ACHIEVEMENT in the most effective and efficient manner, and ensure that learners INTEGRATE AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. Assessment should also help students to make JUDGEMENT ABOUT THEIR OWN performance, set goals for PROGRESS and PROVOKE FURTHER LEARNING”

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

OUTCOMES OF ASSESSMENT

Teach towards achieving described outcomes;Outcomes stated towards what to do at the

end of a period;Outcomes stated in terms of measurable and

behavioural outcomes;To set outcomes you need an

- Assessment plan- Identify assessment strategies to gather information (Alignment).

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

What will we learn from assessment?

Progress of the learner;Make informed decisions whether can fail or pass;Use by teacher to improve their teaching/learners

to learn better (scenario Arbuthnot);

Planning of a ongoing reflective cycle of planning, teaching, assessing, reflecting, re planning;

Focused on criterion referenced manner rather than norm referenced. (graphs, see example in module)

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

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dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Raw score in Biology 60

Mean = 50 + 2 SD SD= 5 z score of + 2

Raw score in Chemistry 80

Mean= 90 -1 SD SD= 10 z score of -1 

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Math's Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

What does assessment mean?

Is about setting outcomes on various levels but how we do it we know that they have achieved the outcome we assess

Activity (Questions)Describe different ways of assessmentGive example of before summative

assessment.

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Name activities on how information can be obtained?

Write Essay, journal

Talk Speech, discussions

Visual Observations

Give authentic examples Make a model

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Making assessment reliable, valid (content validity)transparent

Assessment gather information, interpret information then you make judgement;

Evaluation based on analysis otherwise a test is simple a measurement (Example profile)

For example: Topic Assessment Test: multiple choice - marks 60% Topic test: Formative assessment What does this mean? Judge learner? Covers small part of the work Can the learner be promoted to the next level? Defend our

decisions regard as valid /reliable Example electrician

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Transparency(deursigtig)

Criteria against which learner are being assessed are:

Clearly described and understood by the learner is poor, good, excellent (both parties must understand/clear);

Is it contextualised for both assessment and learning; Is it meaningful;Clear to outsiders;In other words transparency makes assessment more

valid and reliable to parents and other stakeholders.

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

What is:

Weak assessment?Good assessment?Excellent assessment?

Why should we know thisDefine (criteria)ConceptualiseExplain to outsiders (SAQA)

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Reliable (Betroubaar)(standardice)

Provides a teacher with similar results regardless what instrument is used;

Example: stove 75 degrees measures every time;

Same instrument (essay) provides among learners -the same criteria - deliver similar set of marks in week 1 and week 2

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

ADDITION SUBTRACTION

1 2 1 2

R 18 16 2 13 20 7

C 10 12 2 18 10 -8

R 9 8 1 8 14 7

F 16 15 1 17 12 5

Valid (geldig)

Produce findings about particular learning competence which is similar to assessment findings that we obtain if we assess the competence using another valid instrument.

Example English competence Speech 50% and Conversation 50%.

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

How do we construct validity, reliability, transparency

Setting appropriate criteria;Demonstrate the desired outcomes over a

period of time ;Assessment criteria using a number of

appropriate instruments;Check reliability assessing whole learner

competence.

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Mark book/Punteboek

Test/

toets

Assignment/

werkstuk

Class test/

klastoets

Project

/

Projek

Oral

presentation/

Mondelinge

voordrag

Practical

work/

praktiese

werk

Exams/

eksamen

Total /

Totaal

Gewig/

weight

In marks/in

punte

50 40 15 75 20 50 200 450

A 40 35 8 68 17 46 180 394

B 35 30 6 48 12 37 160 328

C 20 24 2 35 19 40 100 240

D 45 36 6 30 16 39 140

E 35 30 7 40 12 38 150 312

Average

/Gemiddeld

35 31 5,5 44 15 40 113,6

% 70 77 36 59 75 80 57

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

ASSESSMENT HAS SPECIFIC PURPOSE TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT TASKS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES:

PURPOSE: GUIDE student’s development of meaningful learning; Inform LEARNERS about PROGRESS; Inform STAFF about progress; Provide DATA for final grades and to rank students; Ensure ACADEMIC QUALITY. CAN BE ACHIEVED IF: Provide OPPORTUNITIES; Progress against STATED OUTCOMES; Constructive and detailed FEEDBACK; WEIGHT /versus TIME of tasks (formative and summative).

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

ASSESSMENT

GUIDELINES

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

Who is the learner that must be assessed?

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Maths Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

How do I see assessment?HERE

THERE

PROGRESS

dutoiter@ufs.ac.za School for Math's Science and Technology Education Lecture 1

IMPORTANT

Centre

TOTAL PICTURE

FAIR/TRANS-PARENT/RELIABL

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OPEN-MINDED

LEARNING PROCESS