EDUCATIONALbASSESSMENT.b(bDECTEbANDbDPTEb)BYbPHYLICE.
1.0 FOUNDATIONSbOFbEDUCATIONALbASSESSMENT.
1.1 BASICbCONCEPTSbOFbASSESSMENT.
MEANINGbOFbTERMS;bMEASUREMENT,bASSESSMENT,bEXAMINING,bEVALUATIONbANDbCOMPETENC
YbBASEDbASSESSMENT.
MEASUREMENT-isbthebdetermination/estimatebofbratiosbofbquantities.
EXAMINING-
isbtobinspect/btobdeterminebthebnature/conditionbofbsomethingborbtestingbthebknowledgebbybrequiringb
answers.
EVALUATION-isbmakingbjudgmentbonbsomething.
ASSESSMENT-
isbabpurposefulbsystematicbcontinuousbprocessbofbgatheringbinformationbfrombmultiplebsourcesbforbmakingb
decisionsbon;
✓ Whatblearnersbknow
✓ Whatbtheblearnerbneedsbtoblearn
✓ Whatbtheblearnerbhasblearned
✓ Whatbtheblearnerbcanbdo.
COMPETENCYbBASEDbASSESSMENT.
✓ Processbofbdeterminingbthebcapabilitybofbablearnerbtobapplybabsetbofbrelatedbknowledge,bskills,b
valuesbandbattitudesbrequiredbtobsuccessfullybperformbabtask.
GUIDINGbPRINCIPLESbOFbASSESSMENT.
✓ Validity-
thebdegreebtobwhichbevidencebandbtheorybsupportbthebinterpretationbofbassessmentbscoresbe
ntailedbbybthebproposedbusesbofbassessment.
✓ Reliability-bthebconsistencybofbthebinterpretationbofbevidencebandbresultsbofbthebassessment.
✓ Equitable/fairness-
refersbtobhowbthebassessmentbconditionsbarebappliedbtoballbthosebbeingbassessedbnotbtobdis
advantagebany.
✓ Explicitbandbtransparent
✓ Efficient/flexibility-
bprocessbofbensuringbthebskills,bknowledge,babilitiesbandbvaluesbcanbbebdemonstratedbinbab
varietybofbwaysbthatbarebsuitablebtobthebschool.
✓ Access-
brefersbtobprovisionbofbassessmentbforblearnersbwithbdisabilitiesbbybmakingbarrang
ementsbforbthembtobdemonstratebtheirbcompetencyblevels.
✓ Willbsupportbtheblearner’sblearningbprocess
,✓ Assessmentboutcomesbwillbbebmonitoredbandbthebmonitoringbwillbsupportbthebenhancementbofb
assessmentbpolicybandbpractice.
, ✓ Thebstaffbinvolvedbtobundertakebassessmentbwillbbebcompetentbtobundertakebtheirb
responsibilitiesbinbtheblearningbarea.
LINKAGEbBETWEENbCBCbANDbCBA.
✓ CBCbisbabcompetencybbasedbcurriculumbwhereblearnersbarebdevelopingbcompetenciesbandbCBA
arebthebwaysbinvolvedbinbassessingbthebcompetencies.
✓ InterrelationshipbbetweenbcomponentsbofbCBCbandbthosebofbCBA.
BACF CBAF
Learningboutcomes Assessmentbstandards
Learningbexperiences Assessmentbtasks
Assessmentbrubricbforbstandards Assessmentbrubricbforbtasks
✓
RATIONALEbOFbTHEbPARADIGMbSHIFTbFROMbTHEbTRADITIONALbASSESSMENTbMETHODSbINbRELATIO
NbTObCBA/OBJECTIVEbBASEDbTObCOMPETENCYbBASEDbASSESSMENT.
Traditional/lessbof CBA/morebof
Assessmentbofblearning/summativebassessme Assessmentbforbandbasblearning/formativebasse
nt ssment
Assessmentbofbknowledgebacquiredbthrough Assessmentbofbcompetenciesbdeveloped.
roteblearning.
Norm-referencedbassessment Criterion-referencedbassessment
Competition Collaborationbandbcooperation
Rigidity/assessmentbbasedbonbabprescribed Flexibility(assessmentbbasedbonbthebpacebof
duration. theblearner)
Assessmentbofblowerborderbskills. Assessmentbofbhigherborderbskills
Teacherbandbnationalbassessment Learnerbandbpeerbassessment
Quantitativebreportingbofbperformance Qualitativebreportingbofbperformance
Reproductionbofbknowledge Demonstrationbofbcreativitybandbtalents
Arbitrarybandbimaginarybassessmentbtasks Authenticbassessmentbtasks
PURPOSEb FORbASSESSMENT.
✓ Tobidentifyblearningbneeds.
✓ Tobgatherbevidencebonblearnersbforbappropriatebinterventionbsuchbasbdifferentiatedblearning.
✓ Tobfindboutbpriorbcompetenciesbofbablearner.
✓ Tobenhanceblearners’bmotivationbandbcommitmentbtoblearning.
✓ Monitorbprogressbandbprovidebimmediatebfeedbackbtoblearningbandbteachingbprocess.
, ✓ Providebfeedbackbonbacquisitionbofbcompetenciesbtobtheblearners,bteacher,bparents/guardiansb
andbotherbstakeholders.
WHATbISbASSESSED-b(competencies)
✓ Knowledge
✓ Values
✓ Skills
✓ attitudes
WHENbASSESSMENTbISbDONE
✓ beforeblearningbtobestablishbtheblearner’sbentrybbehavior
✓ duringbteachingbandblearning-formative
✓ atbthebendbofbteachingbandblearning-summative.
1.2 TYPESbOFbASSESSMENT.
✓ Typesbofbassessment-formative-assessmentbforblearningbandbassessmentbasblearning
-summative-assessmentbofblearning
✓ Formativebassessment-
isbabsystematic,bprogressivebprocessbdocumentingbthebknowledge,bskills,battitudesbandbvalue
sbacquiredbbybablearnerbduringbthebteachingbprocessbforbpurposebofbmakingbdecisions.
✓ summativebassessment-
isbabpurposefulbprocessbofbdeterminingbtheblearner’sbattainmentbofbknowledge,bskills,battitud
esbandbvaluesbatbthebendbofbablearningbarea,byearborbterm.bItbfocusesbonbthebendbproduct.
TypesbofbAssessment.
Assessmentbisbmajorlybformativebandbshouldbbebcarriedboutbcontinuouslybduringbtheblearningbprocess.
Assessmentbisbthebprocessbofbgatheringbandbdiscussingbinformationbfrombmultiplebandbdiversebsourcesbi
nborderbtobdevelopbabdeepbunderstandingbofbwhatbstudentsbknow,bunderstand,bandbcanbdobwithbtheirbkno
wledgebasbabresultbofbtheirbeducationalbexperiences.
Assessmentbprovidesbregularbfeedbackbandballowsbteachersbandblearnersbtobreflectbonbprogressbandbadju
stblearningbaccordingly.
Therebarebthreebmainbtypesbofbformativebassessmentsbthatbmaybbebusedbtobevaluateblearnerbachievementb
namely;
● assessmentbforblearning;
● assessmentbasblearning;band
● assessmentbofblearning.
AssessmentbforbLearning
Assessmentbforblearningbisbabcontinuousbprocessbofbcollectingbinformationbonblearners’babilitybtobdemo
nstrateb theb requiredb competencies.b Itb isb usedb bybbothb theb learnerb andb theb teacherb tob improveb on
1.0 FOUNDATIONSbOFbEDUCATIONALbASSESSMENT.
1.1 BASICbCONCEPTSbOFbASSESSMENT.
MEANINGbOFbTERMS;bMEASUREMENT,bASSESSMENT,bEXAMINING,bEVALUATIONbANDbCOMPETENC
YbBASEDbASSESSMENT.
MEASUREMENT-isbthebdetermination/estimatebofbratiosbofbquantities.
EXAMINING-
isbtobinspect/btobdeterminebthebnature/conditionbofbsomethingborbtestingbthebknowledgebbybrequiringb
answers.
EVALUATION-isbmakingbjudgmentbonbsomething.
ASSESSMENT-
isbabpurposefulbsystematicbcontinuousbprocessbofbgatheringbinformationbfrombmultiplebsourcesbforbmakingb
decisionsbon;
✓ Whatblearnersbknow
✓ Whatbtheblearnerbneedsbtoblearn
✓ Whatbtheblearnerbhasblearned
✓ Whatbtheblearnerbcanbdo.
COMPETENCYbBASEDbASSESSMENT.
✓ Processbofbdeterminingbthebcapabilitybofbablearnerbtobapplybabsetbofbrelatedbknowledge,bskills,b
valuesbandbattitudesbrequiredbtobsuccessfullybperformbabtask.
GUIDINGbPRINCIPLESbOFbASSESSMENT.
✓ Validity-
thebdegreebtobwhichbevidencebandbtheorybsupportbthebinterpretationbofbassessmentbscoresbe
ntailedbbybthebproposedbusesbofbassessment.
✓ Reliability-bthebconsistencybofbthebinterpretationbofbevidencebandbresultsbofbthebassessment.
✓ Equitable/fairness-
refersbtobhowbthebassessmentbconditionsbarebappliedbtoballbthosebbeingbassessedbnotbtobdis
advantagebany.
✓ Explicitbandbtransparent
✓ Efficient/flexibility-
bprocessbofbensuringbthebskills,bknowledge,babilitiesbandbvaluesbcanbbebdemonstratedbinbab
varietybofbwaysbthatbarebsuitablebtobthebschool.
✓ Access-
brefersbtobprovisionbofbassessmentbforblearnersbwithbdisabilitiesbbybmakingbarrang
ementsbforbthembtobdemonstratebtheirbcompetencyblevels.
✓ Willbsupportbtheblearner’sblearningbprocess
,✓ Assessmentboutcomesbwillbbebmonitoredbandbthebmonitoringbwillbsupportbthebenhancementbofb
assessmentbpolicybandbpractice.
, ✓ Thebstaffbinvolvedbtobundertakebassessmentbwillbbebcompetentbtobundertakebtheirb
responsibilitiesbinbtheblearningbarea.
LINKAGEbBETWEENbCBCbANDbCBA.
✓ CBCbisbabcompetencybbasedbcurriculumbwhereblearnersbarebdevelopingbcompetenciesbandbCBA
arebthebwaysbinvolvedbinbassessingbthebcompetencies.
✓ InterrelationshipbbetweenbcomponentsbofbCBCbandbthosebofbCBA.
BACF CBAF
Learningboutcomes Assessmentbstandards
Learningbexperiences Assessmentbtasks
Assessmentbrubricbforbstandards Assessmentbrubricbforbtasks
✓
RATIONALEbOFbTHEbPARADIGMbSHIFTbFROMbTHEbTRADITIONALbASSESSMENTbMETHODSbINbRELATIO
NbTObCBA/OBJECTIVEbBASEDbTObCOMPETENCYbBASEDbASSESSMENT.
Traditional/lessbof CBA/morebof
Assessmentbofblearning/summativebassessme Assessmentbforbandbasblearning/formativebasse
nt ssment
Assessmentbofbknowledgebacquiredbthrough Assessmentbofbcompetenciesbdeveloped.
roteblearning.
Norm-referencedbassessment Criterion-referencedbassessment
Competition Collaborationbandbcooperation
Rigidity/assessmentbbasedbonbabprescribed Flexibility(assessmentbbasedbonbthebpacebof
duration. theblearner)
Assessmentbofblowerborderbskills. Assessmentbofbhigherborderbskills
Teacherbandbnationalbassessment Learnerbandbpeerbassessment
Quantitativebreportingbofbperformance Qualitativebreportingbofbperformance
Reproductionbofbknowledge Demonstrationbofbcreativitybandbtalents
Arbitrarybandbimaginarybassessmentbtasks Authenticbassessmentbtasks
PURPOSEb FORbASSESSMENT.
✓ Tobidentifyblearningbneeds.
✓ Tobgatherbevidencebonblearnersbforbappropriatebinterventionbsuchbasbdifferentiatedblearning.
✓ Tobfindboutbpriorbcompetenciesbofbablearner.
✓ Tobenhanceblearners’bmotivationbandbcommitmentbtoblearning.
✓ Monitorbprogressbandbprovidebimmediatebfeedbackbtoblearningbandbteachingbprocess.
, ✓ Providebfeedbackbonbacquisitionbofbcompetenciesbtobtheblearners,bteacher,bparents/guardiansb
andbotherbstakeholders.
WHATbISbASSESSED-b(competencies)
✓ Knowledge
✓ Values
✓ Skills
✓ attitudes
WHENbASSESSMENTbISbDONE
✓ beforeblearningbtobestablishbtheblearner’sbentrybbehavior
✓ duringbteachingbandblearning-formative
✓ atbthebendbofbteachingbandblearning-summative.
1.2 TYPESbOFbASSESSMENT.
✓ Typesbofbassessment-formative-assessmentbforblearningbandbassessmentbasblearning
-summative-assessmentbofblearning
✓ Formativebassessment-
isbabsystematic,bprogressivebprocessbdocumentingbthebknowledge,bskills,battitudesbandbvalue
sbacquiredbbybablearnerbduringbthebteachingbprocessbforbpurposebofbmakingbdecisions.
✓ summativebassessment-
isbabpurposefulbprocessbofbdeterminingbtheblearner’sbattainmentbofbknowledge,bskills,battitud
esbandbvaluesbatbthebendbofbablearningbarea,byearborbterm.bItbfocusesbonbthebendbproduct.
TypesbofbAssessment.
Assessmentbisbmajorlybformativebandbshouldbbebcarriedboutbcontinuouslybduringbtheblearningbprocess.
Assessmentbisbthebprocessbofbgatheringbandbdiscussingbinformationbfrombmultiplebandbdiversebsourcesbi
nborderbtobdevelopbabdeepbunderstandingbofbwhatbstudentsbknow,bunderstand,bandbcanbdobwithbtheirbkno
wledgebasbabresultbofbtheirbeducationalbexperiences.
Assessmentbprovidesbregularbfeedbackbandballowsbteachersbandblearnersbtobreflectbonbprogressbandbadju
stblearningbaccordingly.
Therebarebthreebmainbtypesbofbformativebassessmentsbthatbmaybbebusedbtobevaluateblearnerbachievementb
namely;
● assessmentbforblearning;
● assessmentbasblearning;band
● assessmentbofblearning.
AssessmentbforbLearning
Assessmentbforblearningbisbabcontinuousbprocessbofbcollectingbinformationbonblearners’babilitybtobdemo
nstrateb theb requiredb competencies.b Itb isb usedb bybbothb theb learnerb andb theb teacherb tob improveb on