ASSESSMENT

TOOLSCOGNITIVE DOMAINPSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN

refers to the wide variety of methods or tools that educators use to evaluate, measure, and document the academic readiness, learning progress, skill acquisition, or educational needs of students.

ASSESSMENT…

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

the instrument (form, test, rubric)that is used to collect data for each outcome. The actual product that is handed out to students for the purpose of assessing whether they have achieved a particular learning outcome(s)

Reading Log

Traditional Assessment Tools

Rubrics

Portfolio

COGNITIVE DOMAIN

Authentic Assessment

READING LOG

a journal where a person can record his/her reading activity.

It is a note of what did you read, when did you read and how many pages you read.

keeps track of your reading.

TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS

They are conventional methods of testing which usually produce a written document such as quiz, exam or paper.

Is a paper-pencil test.

TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS

evaluate what skills students can perform with success. They are generally knowledge-based, versus hands-on or performance-based.

The most widely used traditional assessment tools are:Multiple-choice testsTrue/false testsShort answersEssays

Helpful for gauging students' progress Allowed examiners to pose an identical set of questions simultaneously, under similar conditions, in much less time and less cost to a rapidly expanding student body, thereby producing a comparable score for policy instruments

ADVANTAGES OF TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT

ADVANTAGES OF TRADITIONAL ASSESSMENT Reveal how well students can recall, organize, and clearly communicate previously learned information.

linked with public accountability which paves the way to school improvement. Thus accountability for test scores is viewed as the key to productive educational change

AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT

A methods that emphasize learning and thinking, especially higher-order thinking skills such as problem-solving strategies. -Collins

A tasks that focus on students’ ability to produce a quality product or performance. -Wiggins

TWO CENTRAL FEATURES:

All are viewed as alternatives

All refer to direct examination of students performance o significant tasks that are relevant to life outside school.

ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT TOOLS Portfolios Anecdotal records Audio and video recordings Checklists Diaries Journals Writing folders

RUBRIC

A printed evaluating work and for giving feedback and set of scoring guidelines for giving feedback.

WHY ARE RUBRICS USED

Focus instruction Guide feedback Characterize desired results Operationalize performance

standards Develop self-assessment

competence Involve students

Critical attributes of a rubric

Performance element Scale Criteria Standard Description Indicators

PORTFOLIO

A collections of student work representing a selection of performance.

Served to showcase an artist’s accomplishments and personally favored works.

A portfolio may contain….

A creative cover A letter to the reader A table of contents Six-seven artifacts Reflections Self-evaluation Goal-setting page

PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN

SPEED TEST

POWER TEST

SKILL TEST

SPEED TEST

the scope of the questions is limited and the methods you need to use to answer them is clear. Taken individually, the questions appear relatively straightforward.

The time allowed for testing is so short, however, that even the ablest subject is not expected to finish

SPEED TEST

designed to measure the speed or rate of performance, rather than the acquisition or mastery of knowledge.

only speed of response is measured by the test.

POWER TEST designed to measure the knowledge of the test taker, regardless of his or her speed of performance.

contain items with varying degrees of difficulty and allow enough time for test takers to attempt all items.

POWER TEST tend to be more relevant to such

purposes as the evaluation of academic achievement, for which the highest level of difficulty at which a person can succeed is of greater interest than his speed on easy tasks.

Performance is based on how well a student can answer the items, instead of how fast he or she can perform.

SKILL TEST

Evaluation of an employee's competencies in performing an activity or job function.