EVALUATION TOOLSPresented byRahul K Arya

Evaluation

• The making of a judgement about the amount, number, or value of something.

• The act or result of judging the condition or value of

• Educational evaluation is the evaluation process of characterizing and appraising some aspect/s of an educational process.

Evaluation tools

• An instrument to transfer and implement educational objectives into a practice which engage participants in the learning process.

• An educational tool should self sustain. (This means that it should shape, a might be short, but complete learning process.)

PAPER AND PENCIL TEST

Paper and Pencil Test (PPT)

• Also called the traditional test.

• An instrument for assessing individual differences along one or more given dimensions of behaviour.

• In (PPT), students provide written responses to written items.

Use of paper and pencil test (PPT)

• When a large number of people are together in one location and are being tested at the same time, such as an annual exam.

• Computer access is limited or where a controlled testing environment is required.

• The most widely used procedure for collecting information in educational research.

Purpose of Paper and Pencil Test (PPT

• In quantitative educational research projects to measure factors, e.g. school achievement, aptitude, self-concept, attitudes, personality.

• Usually norm-referenced (with a score to show how the individual's performance compares with other individuals.

Developing Paper and Pencil Test: 4 basic steps

• Step #1Listing topic areas/task

• Step #2Specifying the response format, number of

questions, the time limit and difficulty level

The three most common response formats are:multiple-choiceshort answeressay.

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• Step #3Writing the questions and developing

scoring guide

• Step #4Reviewing the questions and scoring guide

Paper and Pencil test (PPT) vs. Computer Based Test (CBT)

Based of Research

• Reading speedReading was some 20 to 30% slower (in terms of proof-

reading performance) from a computer screen than from paper.

• Reading accuracyWhen considering reading accuracy, findings generally

favoured paper.

• ComprehensionPaper is superior to computer, because of the display screen qualities whereby the eyes tire more quickly.

ORAL TEST

Oral Test or Exam

• Its demonstrate the knowledge, presentation/speaking skills, as well as ability to communicate.

• Its form of assessment where a set of stimulus questions are developed that address critical areas of knowledge.

• A student's response to the assessment task is verbal, in the sense of being expressed or conveyed by speech instead of writing. 

Advantage of Oral TestFive suggested key advantage are-

1) The development of oral communication skills.

2) More authentic than most types of assessment.

3) May be more inclusive.

4) Powerful ways to gauge understanding and encourage critical thinking

5) Resistant to plagiarism ( साहि�त्यि��क चोरी).

How can make better your Oral Test

• Preparation- reviewing concepts you’ll be tested on. Identify main details within lecture notes, textbooks, and other sources.

• Listen Carefully to the Questions

• Stay Focused on a Topic

• Think in Threes-Provide three supporting points to support your position,(supported with effective arguments. )

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• Pay Attention to Your Appearance

• Use Appropriate Language 

• What to Do If You Don’t Know the Answer- Be honest

• Make a Good Exit

Effectiveness of oral exams

• Enables instructors to test the students on all five cognitive domains of Bloom's taxonomy 

• Also the psychomotor skill of oral expression.

Use• Not as a substitute, but as a complement to written exams.

• They are a way to ask what is not feasible through the written format.

• Enables interactive dialogue between candidate and assessor.

• Potential to measure the student's achievement in course outcomes not restricted to knowledge, but related to individual's professionalism, ethics, interpersonal competence and qualities.

• A useful feedback mechanism for the examiners

How Improving oral test

• I say just three word…..• Practice…..Practice….Practice

Performance Test

• Students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list.

• Permit an individualized approach to assessing abilities and performance.

• Put responsibility for monitoring what children are learning and what teacher are teaching

Difference to Standardized test

• Is evaluates thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and interpretation of facts and ideas — skills which standardized tests generally avoid.

Help Teacher

• To plan a comprehensive, developmentally oriented curriculum based on their knowledge of each child.

And Also

• They provide valuable, in-depth information for parents, administrators, and other policy makers.

Component of Performance test

The three basic component of performance test-

• Developmental checklists• Portfolios ( जानकारी संग्र�)• Summary report

Developmental checklists

• Covering domains such as language and literacy, mathematical thinking, and physical development.

• Teacher use its throughout the year to create profiles of children’s individualized progress in developing skills, acquiring knowledge, and mastering important behaviours.

Without Checklist

• Teachers could not keep track of children’s progress toward widely accepted curriculum goals.

Portfolios

• These purposeful collection of children’s work illustrate their efforts, progress, and achievement over time.

Without portfolio

• Differences in the quality of one child’s work over time might be hidden, and children’s ability to take an active role in evaluating their own work ignored.

Summary Report

• Its consists of a brief narrative summary of each child’s classroom performance.

• Its based on teacher observation and record that are kept as part of the system.

• Teacher should carefully review the checklist and portfolio and then make overall judgments in order to- parents, administrators, and others about each child’s activities and progress.

Without summary report• Easily understandable information for parents,

teachers, and school administrators would be unavailable.

Together, the three components constitute a dynamic, authentic performance system.

Use of Performance test• Recognize that children can express what they know and can do

in many different ways.

• Evaluate progress as well as performance.

• Evaluate the “whole child.”

• Involve children in the process of assessing their own growth.

• Establish a framework for observing children that is consistent with the principles of child development.

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• Contribute to meaningful curriculum planning and the design of developmentally appropriate educational intentions.

• Give parents specific, direct, and understandable information about their child.

• Collaborate with other teachers, thus enhancing your own professional skills.