Assessing Learning Outcomes Principles

Study Notes

Assessment of student learning begins with a focus on the institution’s vision, mission, and core values.
Alignment ensures clarity, shared understanding, and implementable objectives.
Outcome-based assessment focuses on student activities that will be relevant after formal schooling concludes.
Assessment requires attention not only to outcomes but also to the activities and experiences that lead to the attainment of learning outcomes.
Assessment works best when it is continuous, ongoing, and cumulative.
Begin assessment by specifying clearly and exactly what you want to assess.
The intended learning outcome/lesson objective should be the basis of your assessment task.
Set your criterion of success or acceptable standard of success.
Make use of varied tools for assessment data gathering and multiple sources of assessment data.
Learners must be given feedback about their performance.
Feedback must be specific.
Assessment should be in real-world application and not on out-of-context drills.
Emphasize the assessment of higher order thinking skills.
Provide opportunities for self-assessment.

Students can organize information from secondary sources as a basis for a research topic.
Students can practice differentiating source material and one’s opinion.
Students can read articles and formulate an original paragraph from quotes, paraphrases, and summaries.
Students can practice writing essays to develop the topic.
Students can practice integrating bibliographic entries in the appropriate format.
Students can apply the principles of logical thinking and persuasive argument in writing.
Students can form an opinion about the topic.
Students can research and write about a variety of perspectives.
Students can adapt style to the identified audience.
Students can employ clear arguments in writing.
Students can write multiple-page essays complying with standard format and style.
Students can analyze and evaluate texts.
Students can write about a variety of perspectives on a single topic.
Students can adapt tone and style to address one’s audience.
Students can review grammar and essay format in readings.

Assessment is categorized by its purpose, nature of data, domain, and measuring standard.

Periodic assessment of a child’s progress is an integral part of the teaching-learning process.
Outcomes of learning should be assessed holistically.
Assessment is classified according to purpose as formative, summative, or diagnostic.

The purpose of formative assessment is to know the progress of students and teachers during the instructional process.
It helps teachers and students monitor their progress during the teaching-learning process.
It is helpful to:
- Diagnose and give appropriate remedies
- Provide scope for effective feedback
- Assure the active involvement of students in their learning.
- Improve teaching on the basis of assessment results
- Experiment with various teaching-learning styles to determine what and how to teach