Assessment involves the use of empirical data on studentlearning to refine programs and improve studentlearning. (Assessing Academic Programs in HigherEducation by Allen 2004)

Assessment for Learning focuses on the opportunities todevelop students' ability to evaluate themselves, to makejudgements about their own performance and improve upon it.It makes use of authentic assessment methods and offers lotsof opportunities for students to develop their skills through

formative assessment using summative assessmentsparingly.

What is assessment??

Three approaches to assessment

Important of assessment??

Fundamental Components of assessment

Methods of assessment

a) Formative assessment- techniques monitor student learning during the learning process. The feedback gathered is used to identify areas where students are struggling so that instructors can adjust their teaching and students can adjust their studying. These are low-stakes assessments (i.e., they have low point values) that happen early and often in the semester.

b) Summative assessment- techniques evaluate student learning. Obtained at the end of a course or program. These are high-stakes assessments (i.e., they have high point values) that occur at the end of an instructional unit or course and measure the extent to which students have acheived the desired learning outcomes.

Formative( Low-stakes) Assessments

a) Informal Techniques- Written reflections.- Surveys- Checks for understanding.- Wrappers ( Exam, homework, lecture)

b) Formal Techniques- In-class activities.- Quizzes- Online assessment- Class Deliverables.

Summative( High-stakes) Assessments

a) Examsb) Papers, projects, and presentation

- give students the chance to go deeper with thematerial to put the knowledge they’ve acquired to useor create something new from it.

a) Portfolios- Submitting a portfolio at the end of a course can be apowerful way for students to see the progress they’vemade. More than just a collection of students' workfrom the semester, good portfolios also includereflections on their learning.

DifferencesFormative Difference Summative

monitor student learning Goals evaluate student learning

provide ongoing feedback Objective comparing against some standard or benchmark

low stakes (low or no point value)

point value high stakes (high point value)

•draw a concept map in class to represent understanding of a topic

•submit one or two sentences identifying the main point of a lecture

Examples •a midterm exam•a final project•a test

Assessment for Learning strategies• the strategic use of questioning

Questioning is used not only as a pedagogical tool but also as a deliberate way for the teacher to find out what students know, understand and are able to do.• effective teacher feedback

Effective teacher feedback focuses on established success criteria and tells the students what they have achieved and where they need to improve. Importantly, the feedback provides specific suggestions about how that improvement might be achieved.• peer feedback

Peer feedback occurs when a student uses established success criteria to tell another student what they have achieved and where improvement is necessary. Again, the feedback provides specific suggestions to help achieve improvement.• student self-assessment

Student self-assessment encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning. It incorporates self-monitoring, self-assessment and self-evaluation.• the formative use of summative assessment

Summative assessment is a necessary aspect of education. Formative use can be made of summative assessment, both before and after the assessment event.

Simple Assessment Strategies Examples• An open-ended question that gets them writing/talking

• Ask students to reflect

• Use quizzes

• Ask students to summarize

• Hand signals

• Response cards

• Four corners

• Think-pair-share

• Choral reading

• One question quiz

• Socratic seminar

• 3-2-1

• Ticket out the door

• Journal reflections

• Formative pencil–paper assessment

• Misconception check

• Analogy prompt

• Practice frequency

• Use variety

• Make it useful

• Peer instruction

• “Separate what you do and don’t understand”

Benefits of Assesment

• Immediate feedback

• Detailed, personalised feedback

• Individualised assessment

• Assessing across the whole syllabus

• Testing application of technique

• Assessing deep or conceptual learning

• Easy to write new questions

• Quick to set assessments

• Quick to mark assessments

• Easy to monitor students

• Perception of anonymity

• Testing mathematical writing

• Testing computer skills

Tools of Assessments

• Four Guiding Questions

• Feedback to Students

• Evidence Action Sheet for Science

Evidence Action Sheet for Maths

• Guiding Students in Design and Conduct

Investigations

• Scribing Article “Helping Primary Students

Communicate Their Thinking”

• Linking Scientific Inquiry In Standards: A Checklist

Four Guiding Questions

• What do we know the student knows?

• What are they ready to learn?

• What do they need to practice?

• What do they need to be reteach?

Question Types of Assessment

• Multiple Choice

• Multiple Select

• True or False

• Matching

• Ordering

• Fill-in-the-blank(s)

• Short Answer

• Essay

• Offline Item

• Algorithmic

Conclusion

• ASSESSMENT is used in many ways in

education. The good deal of attention is given

to the use in helping teaching and learning.

• Assessment is the bridge between Teaching

and Learning.

• Assessment helps us to understand our students

better.