Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation of Learning PDF

1 Sep 2022 MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF LEARNING Module 9 MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION Measurement- In education, quantification of what students have learned through the use of tests, questionna...

1 Sep 2022 MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF LEARNING Module 9 MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION Measurement- In education, quantification of what students have learned through the use of tests, questionnaires, rating scales, checklist and other devices Assessment- refers to full range of information gathered and synthesized by teachers about their students and in their classrooms Evaluation- process of making judgments, assigning value or deciding on the worth of student’s performance 1  1 Sep 2022 PURPOSE OF MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION Improve student learning Identification of student's strengths and weaknesses Assessment of the effectiveness of a particular teaching strategy Appraisal of the effectiveness of the curriculum Assessment and improvement of teaching effectiveness Communication with and involvement of parents in their children's learning 2  1 Sep 2022 APPROACHES TO MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION Norm-referenced- performance of a student compared to other students Criterion-referenced- performance of student compared against predetermined or agreed upon standard TYPES OF CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT Official assessment- undertaken by teachers to carry out the bureaucratic aspects of teaching Sizing up assessment- done to provide teacher information regarding the student’s social, academic and behavioral characteristics Instructional assessment- utilized in planning instructional delivery and monitoring the progress of teaching and learning 3  1 Sep 2022 METHODS FOR COLLECTING ASSESSMENT DATA Paper and Pencil Technique Observation SOURCES OF EVALUATION INFORMATION Cumulative records Personal contact Analysis Open ended themes and diaries Conferences Testing 4  1 Sep 2022 TYPES OF EVALUATION Diagnostic evaluation- normally undertaken before instruction in order to assess student’s prior knowledge of a particular topic or lesson Formative evaluation- administered during the instructional process to provide feedback to students and teachers on how well the former are learning the lesson Summative evaluation- undertaken to determine student achievement for grading purposes GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TESTING Measures all learning outcomes Cover all the learning tasks Use appropriate test items Make the test valid and reliable Use test to improve learning 5  1 Sep 2022 TYPES BASED ON TEST CONSTRUCTOR Standardized test- prepared by an expert or specialist and questions are administered to students with the same directions and time limits Unstandardized test- one prepared by teachers for use in the classroom with no established norms for scoring and interpretation of results METHODS FOR COLLECTING ASSESSMENT DATA Paper and Pencil Technique Observation 6  1 Sep 2022 ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD TEST Validity- degree to which a test measures what it seeks to measure Reliability- accuracy with which test consistently measures what it does measure Objectivity- extent of to which personal biases or subjective judgment of test scorer is eliminated Scorability- easy to score or check as answer key and answer sheet are provided Administrability- easy to administer as clear and simple instructions are provided to students, proctors and scorers STEPS IN TEST CONSTRUCTION Identify learning outcomes List the topics to be covered Prepare the test blueprint (Table of Specifications) Select appropriate types of test Write the test items Sequencing the items Writing the directions or instructions Preparation of the answer sheet and scoring key 7