Educational Assessment
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,Performance Assessment Assessments requiring students to demonstrate their achievement of
understandings and skills by actually performing a task or set of tasks (e.g.,
writing a story, giving a speech, conducting an experiment, operating a
machine).
also called:
authentic assessment
alternative assessment
ex: Students must write an original story including all necessary components of
plot composition.
evaluate performance by
rubric, portfolios, self-assessments
grade performance by:
achievement, growth, habits
assessing:
procedure: giving the speech would be assessed, because the focus is on the
delivery of the content and the use of persuasive techniques.
Product: The product of the commercial would be assessed, because the focus
is on the end product, which has qualities that can be identified and judged.
Authentic Assessment A title for performance assessments that stresses the importance of focusing
on the application of understandings and skills to real problems in "real-world"
contextual settings.
ex: The final assessment includes students demonstrating the skills of ISO,
exposure, white balance, and aperture control, resulting in a properly exposed
photograph.
Alternative Assessment A title for performance assessments that emphasizes that these assessment
methods provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil testing.
*test other than paper-pencil
ex: As an educator, you are tired of standard paper and pencil exams. Instead,
you have elected to experiment with a simulation where students demonstrate
their abilities to complete an experiment.
achievment assessment broad category that includes all of the various methods for determining the
extent to which students are achieving the intended learning outcomes of
instruction.
both pen & paper test and performance assessments.
, Effective Instruction 1. Directed toward a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
2. The methods and materials of instruction are congruent with the outcomes
to be achieved.
3. The instruction is designed to fit the characteristics and needs of the
students.
4. Instructional decisions are based on information that is meaningful,
dependable, and relevant.
5. Students are periodically informed concerning their learning progress.
6. Remediation is provided for students not achieving the intended learning.
7. Instructional effectiveness is periodically reviewed and the intended learning
outcomes and instruction modified as needed.
Effective Assessment 1. Designed to assess a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
2. The nature and function of the assessments are congruent with the outcomes
to be assessed.
3. The assessments are designed to fit the relevant student characteristics and
are fair to everyone.
4. Assessments provide information that is meaningful, dependable, and
relevant.
5. Provision is made for giving the students early feedback of assessment
results.
6. Specific learning weaknesses are revealed by the assessment results.
7. Assessment results provide information useful for evaluating the
appropriateness of the objectives, the methods, and the materials of
instruction.
can contribute to:
*the evaluation of instructional effectiveness
*transfer of learning
*retention
*student motivation
Formative Assessment Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge
students' understanding and inform and guide teaching
stick to these standards:
* Feedback that is provided during instruction.
* Challenging items that elicit understanding.
* Collaboration between the teacher and the student.
* Basing the assessment on relevant standards.
Diagnostic Assessment Highly specialized, comprehensive and detailed procedures used to uncover
persistent or recurring learning difficulties that require specially prepared
diagnostic tests as well as various observational techniques.
can be used when student's learning problems are so persistent that they
cannot be resolved by the corrective help of the formative assessment.
Thus, diagnostic assessment focuses on the common sources of error
encountered by students, so that the learning difficulties can be pinpointed
and remedied.
Placement Assessment Covers the intended learning outcomes of the planned instruction
This type of assessment is used prior to instruction
DRC1 | Study Guide,
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,Performance Assessment Assessments requiring students to demonstrate their achievement of
understandings and skills by actually performing a task or set of tasks (e.g.,
writing a story, giving a speech, conducting an experiment, operating a
machine).
also called:
authentic assessment
alternative assessment
ex: Students must write an original story including all necessary components of
plot composition.
evaluate performance by
rubric, portfolios, self-assessments
grade performance by:
achievement, growth, habits
assessing:
procedure: giving the speech would be assessed, because the focus is on the
delivery of the content and the use of persuasive techniques.
Product: The product of the commercial would be assessed, because the focus
is on the end product, which has qualities that can be identified and judged.
Authentic Assessment A title for performance assessments that stresses the importance of focusing
on the application of understandings and skills to real problems in "real-world"
contextual settings.
ex: The final assessment includes students demonstrating the skills of ISO,
exposure, white balance, and aperture control, resulting in a properly exposed
photograph.
Alternative Assessment A title for performance assessments that emphasizes that these assessment
methods provide an alternative to traditional paper-and-pencil testing.
*test other than paper-pencil
ex: As an educator, you are tired of standard paper and pencil exams. Instead,
you have elected to experiment with a simulation where students demonstrate
their abilities to complete an experiment.
achievment assessment broad category that includes all of the various methods for determining the
extent to which students are achieving the intended learning outcomes of
instruction.
both pen & paper test and performance assessments.
, Effective Instruction 1. Directed toward a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
2. The methods and materials of instruction are congruent with the outcomes
to be achieved.
3. The instruction is designed to fit the characteristics and needs of the
students.
4. Instructional decisions are based on information that is meaningful,
dependable, and relevant.
5. Students are periodically informed concerning their learning progress.
6. Remediation is provided for students not achieving the intended learning.
7. Instructional effectiveness is periodically reviewed and the intended learning
outcomes and instruction modified as needed.
Effective Assessment 1. Designed to assess a clearly defined set of intended learning outcomes.
2. The nature and function of the assessments are congruent with the outcomes
to be assessed.
3. The assessments are designed to fit the relevant student characteristics and
are fair to everyone.
4. Assessments provide information that is meaningful, dependable, and
relevant.
5. Provision is made for giving the students early feedback of assessment
results.
6. Specific learning weaknesses are revealed by the assessment results.
7. Assessment results provide information useful for evaluating the
appropriateness of the objectives, the methods, and the materials of
instruction.
can contribute to:
*the evaluation of instructional effectiveness
*transfer of learning
*retention
*student motivation
Formative Assessment Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge
students' understanding and inform and guide teaching
stick to these standards:
* Feedback that is provided during instruction.
* Challenging items that elicit understanding.
* Collaboration between the teacher and the student.
* Basing the assessment on relevant standards.
Diagnostic Assessment Highly specialized, comprehensive and detailed procedures used to uncover
persistent or recurring learning difficulties that require specially prepared
diagnostic tests as well as various observational techniques.
can be used when student's learning problems are so persistent that they
cannot be resolved by the corrective help of the formative assessment.
Thus, diagnostic assessment focuses on the common sources of error
encountered by students, so that the learning difficulties can be pinpointed
and remedied.
Placement Assessment Covers the intended learning outcomes of the planned instruction
This type of assessment is used prior to instruction
