Approaches to Assessment in Mapeh

Assessment Methods and Tools

• Different assessment methods include abstract, advertisement, annotated bibliography, biography, brochure, budget, chart, graph, visual aid, case analysis, client report, contemplative essay, definition, description of a process, dialogue, diary, executive summary, group discussion, fill-in-the-blank test, debate, diagram, table, chart, essay exam, flowchart, instructional manual, introduction, inventory, laboratory or field notes, letter to the editor, matching test, materials and methods plan, mathematical problem, memo, micro-theme, multimedia or slide presentation, multiple-choice test, narrative, news or feature story, notes on reading, oral report, outline, personal letter, plan for conducting a project, poem, play, choreography, question, regulations, laws, rules, research proposal, review of book, play, exhibit, review of literature, rough draft or freewrite, start, statement of assumptions, summary or précis, taxonomy or set of categories, technical or scientific report, term paper, research paper, thesis sentence.

Student Actions for Each Level of Thinking

• Remember: Choose, Define, Find, Label, List, Match, Name, Recall, Relate, Select, Show, Spell, Tell, What, When, Where, Which, Who, Why
• Understand: Classify, Demonstrate, Explain, Extend, Illustrate, Infer, Interpret, Outline, Relate, Rephrase, Show, Summarize, Translate
• Apply: Apply, Build, Choose, Construct, Develop, Experiment with, Identify, Interview, Make use of, Model, Organize, Plan, Select, Solve, Utilize
• Analyze: Analyze, Assume, Categorize, Classify, Compare, Conclude, Contrast, Discover, Dissect, Distinguish, Divide, Examine, Inference, Inspect, Motive, Relationships, Simplify, Survey, Test
• Evaluate: Appraise, Assess, Award, Choose, Criticize, Deduct, Defend, Determine, Disprove, Estimate, Evaluate, Explain, Influence, Interpret, Judge, Justify, Measure, Opinion, Perceive, Prioritize, Prove, Rate, Recommend
• Create: Adapt, Build, Change, Choose, Combine, Compile, Compose, Construct, Create, Delete, Design, Develop, Discuss, Elaborate, Estimate, Formulate, Imagine, Improve, Invent, Make up, Maximize

Assessing Learning in Different Levels

• The K to 12 Curriculum focuses on preparing learners for the 21st century by acquiring 21st century skills, including life and career skills, information, media and technology skills, and learning and innovation skills.
• The learning and innovation skills include critical thinking, communication skills, collaboration skills, and creativity.

Guiding Principles in the Assessment of Learning

• Specify clearly and exactly what you want to assess, based on intended learning outcomes.
• Use multiple assessment tools and sources of data, considering multiple intelligences and learning styles.
• Provide specific feedback to learners about their performance.
• Emphasize assessment of higher-order thinking and real-world application.

Approaches to Assessment

• Informing teaching, informing learning, and judging performance.
• Considerations when planning assessment include purpose, timing, location, what is being assessed, how information will be gathered, and how information will be used.

Formative Assessment Activities

• Peer Quizzes: students write and quiz each other on content.
• 5x5 Journal: students journal about the five most interesting ideas they discover during a lesson and identify five things that resonate with them about each one.