EDT 2703Assessment Techniques

Aaesha MohamedLayla

The techniques :

Performance assessment Portfolio assessment

Performance assessment

It is a method of teaching and learning that involves processing and producing learning. It measures what students can do with what they know, rather than how much they know and the tasks are based on what is most essential in the curriculum and what is interesting to a student.

Every task must have performance criteria

Examples of performance assessment tasks

Group projects

Essays

Experiments testing

Portfolios

What does performance assessment evaluate?

Skills :

Thinking skills .

Problem solving skills.

Knowledge and process .

Reasons of using Performance assessment

• Documents what's student do.

• Flexible tool for assessing students.

• Providing valuable information of students progress.

• More responsibility.

The type of the assessment Formative , it assess ongoing tasks during the course.

Affects of performance assessment on students

Emphasize writing skills.

students motivated and more engaged.

Opportunity for detailed feedback.

Students are active participant.

How it will inform learning for teachers ?

Way for improving instruction.

Provide teachers with the learning needs.

Changing the role of teacher .

Scoring rubrics as a scaffolding tool.

Performance assessment can easily develop.

What materials needed ?

Developmental checklist .

Portfolios.

Summary reports.

Online course for performance assessment

Easy-to use tools.

Multiple choice tests.

the need to adapt to new technologies.

References of performance assessment

http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/perfassess.htm

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/41321986/Performance-Assessment-Rubrics-Rating-Scales

http://www.learner.org/workshops/socialstudies/pdf/session7/7.PerformanceAssessment.pdf

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov95/vol53/num03/-How-Performance-Assessments-Affect-Teaching-and-Learning.aspx

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/196021/chapters/What_is_Performance-Based_Learning_and_Assessment,_and_Why_is_it_Important%C2%A2.aspx

http://www.projectappleseed.org/assesment.html

Portfolio Assessment

A student portfolio is a collection of student work. The collection should include evidence of student reflection and self-evaluation. The goal is to help student’s portfolios that represent their writing capabilities.

Reasons:

Promoting student self-evaluation, reflection, and critical thinking.

Giving students the opportunity to input into the learning process

Portfolio encouraging regular work for creativity

Evaluation

Understanding and application of key processes.

Individualized goals or outcomes on curriculum

Depth and analysis

Formative assessment:

- Formative assessment measures student progress

- Observation

-Small tasks

-Reflections

- Collection of student’s work

Effects on students

- increases the students' learning level in practical training

- makes them more independent

Inform learner

- Teachers, to focus on preparing their students for these tests

- Teacher prepare students to effectively demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired

Materials carry out these assessments:

- It includes teacher and student FL standards checklists, planning worksheets, self-assessment activities, and sample lessons

Justify the use of portfolio assessment

-Online assessment

- Online scoring

- Data in a web-based portfolio must have the evidences to reflect on personal achievements and abilities.

- elevating information technology capability, increasing feedback from teachers

-Motivation can be an outcome of using web portfolio

References:

Cassidy.S, An evaluation of portfolio assessment, retrieved from:

http://web.science.mq.edu.au/~rolfs/papers/uniserve-assessment-2007.pdf

Thomas.C, Portfolio Assessment:A Guide For Teachers And Administrators, retrieved from:

http://www.nationalforum.com/Electronic%20Journal%20Volumes/Thomas,%20Conn-Portfolio%

CHENG,C, Portfolio Assessment, National Taiwan Normal University, retrieved from:

http://tebege.net/ar/Articles/Self_evaluated_effects.pdf

Samuel J. Meisels, Ed.D. retrieved from:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/perfassess.htm