PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT

GENERAL PRINCIPLES, PURPOSE, TYPES,

ALIGNING WITH OBJECTIVES

DR. SHASHI PANDEY

PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT

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BASIC TERMINOLOGY

Measurement

Assessment

Evaluation

WHAT IS ASSESSMENT

Process by which assessment information is used by teachers to adjust their teaching strategies and by students to adjust their learning strategies.

WHY DO WE NEED TO ASSESS STUDENTS?

Pass or fail

Rank ordering the students

Measuring improvement over a period of time.

Providing feedback to students and teachers about area learnt well and area requiring further attention.

Maintaining quality of educational programs.

HOW ASSESSMENT HELP TEACHERS AND LEARNERS ?

FOR TEACHERS

Plan and modify teaching and learning programmes for individual students , group o students and the class as a whole.

Pinpoint students strength so that both teachers and students can build on them.

Identify students’’ learning needs in a clear and constructive way so that can be addressed.

If necessary then involve parents.

FOR STUDENTS

Assessment of learning provides students with information and guidance so they can plan and manage the next steps in their learning

PRINCIPLES..

Assessment Should Focus On How Students

Learn………..vice versa

TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

Formative or Summative Assessment

Criterion or Norm Referenced Assessment

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Refers to assessment conducted with the

primary purpose of providing feedback to

students and teachers.

Not be used for final certification.

Teachers can identify deficiencies of the

students and undertake remedial action.

EXAMPLES:

Essay/ assignment/ project

A simple mental note

Group discussion

Student self and peer assessment

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

The goal of summative assessment is to

Evaluate Students Learning at the end of an

instructional unit by comparing it against

some standard or benchmark.

EXAMPLES :

A MID TERM EXAM

A FINAL PROJECT

A PAPER

A FINAL EXAM

TOOLS OF ASSESSMENT

Essay/ Assignment/ Project

Examination

Viva

Performance

Self and Peer Assessment

ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS CENTRAL TO CLASSROOM PRACTICE

Assessment… part of everyday classroom

practice…. Involve both teachers and

learners in reflection , dialogue and decision

making

ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE SENSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE BECAUSE ANY ASSESSMENT HAS AN EMOTIONAL IMPACT

Comments that focus on the work rather

than the person are more constructive for

both learning and motivation.

LEARNERS SHOULD RECEIVE CONSTRUCTIVE GUIDANCE ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE

Teachers should: - pinpoint the learner’s strengths and

advice how to develop them.-be clear and constructive about any

weakness and how to improve.

ALIGNING WITH OBJECTIVES

‘Alignment’ refers to setting up a learning

environment that supports the learning

activities appropriate to achieving the

desired learning outcomes.

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

ASSESSMENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE

WHY SHOULD ASSESSMENT LEARNING OBJECTVES, INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES BE ALIGNED?

ALIGNMENT

TEACHER PERSPECTIVE:

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

WHICH IS CORRECT

A B

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