designing learning oriented assessments

DESIGNING

LEARNING ORIENTED

ASSESSMENTS

Gad Lim

classroom

assessment

large scale

assessment

Classroom Large Scale

Assessment needs to include

many items x

A nod can count as assessment

evidence x

In the space provided, write a

single verb that could be used in

place of the one in italics.

1. Researchers have come up with a number of models to describe the

effect of certain cola drinks on

dental enamel erosion.

____________________

2. Problems with the new data

management software showed up soon after it was launched.

_____________________

Complete the second sentence so

that it has a similar meaning to the

first sentence, using the word

given. Do not change the word

given. You must use between three

and six words, including the word

given.

1. My brother now earns far less

than he did when he was younger.

NEARLY

My brother __________________

much now as he did when he was

younger.


A score

A few scores

A checklist

Detailed evaluative comments

Peer feedback

formative

assessment

summative

assessment

Question:

Can a summative test serve

a formative purpose?

formative

assessment

summative

assessment

classroom

assessment

large scale

assessment

learning

Is classroom assessment

always learning oriented?

• find obscure information to make test hard

•nobody did readings, so give a quiz

•extra points for going to game

• test most people will pass

• test most people will fail

Some Classroom Assessment Practices

After a day at school, which of the statements

below are you more likely to think of?

Question:

• Today what I taught was…

• Today what my student learned was…