EDUC 4206/6206 Nature of Assessments
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EDUC 4206/6206
Nature of Assessments
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To share experiences in regards with assessments between public and private schools.
PURPOSE
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To provide examples of different assessments.
To distinguish between using grades and marks.
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Assessment experiences between schools X and Y
DESCRIPTION
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Pre-check & Post-check Lists
Examples of Assessments – purpose, description & condition
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“…The one really competitive skills is the skill of being able to learn. It is the skill of being able not to give the right answer to questions about what you were taught in school…(Papert, 1998).
Assessments in the 21st Century
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Assessment & unit plans
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Classroom size
Diversity of assessments
Techniques used
Modification
Collaboration
ICT used
Levels of enthusiasm
Differences in Systems
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Assessment & Unit Plans
Published by Week 3
Published by Week 4
SummativeSummative &
formative
More details with unit plans
Less details with assessment plan
Public School X
Private School Y
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Chalk & talk
Public School X
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Private School Y
Techniques used
Tests Assignments
Practical
Excursions
Essays
Project Based Learning
Movies & Acting
ICT projects
Hands-on life skills
Tests
Coding-based
Assignments
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Modification
Public School X
Private School Y
At least 3 in a class
Student records
Literacy & numeracy
At least 1 in a class
Student records
Social
Some teachers take notice Students are aware of learning needs
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Collaboration in assessments
FewIndividual
work (middle school)
ManyCross
disciplinary (middle school)
Public School X
Private School Y
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Size of classrooms
Large25 – 30
SmallAbout 20
Public School X
Private School Y
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Diversity of assessments
Life skills Project-based
Public School X
Private School Y
Assignments ICT skills
Tests – orientatedTests-orientated
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Public School X
Private School Y
Various ICT used in class
High usage in class
ICT used
Some ICT used in class
Moderate usage in class
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Public School X
Private School Y
Enthusiasm
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Ladder for Success
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Case Study Assessment #1 Test design – valid, reliable, fair,
flexible? Do the marks decide the grade of
the performance standard?
Marks = no. of minutes?
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Example 1 Front CoverInformation
Purpose
Description
Assessment conditions Marks correspond to timing conditions?
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Example 1 Marks & Grades
Are the marks valid to that of the performance standard?
Marks are indicators of the number of points. The performance standard is used as the benchmark for the grades.
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Case Study Assessment #2 Assignment design – valid,
reliable, fair, flexible?
Is it fair to the students?
Get to the point.
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Example 2 TaskInformation
Purpose?
Description
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Example 2 TaskInformation
Purpose?
Description
Assessment conditions?
How flexible am I?
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Example 2 RubricCriteria have been created
Are the dot points
detailed enough?
How fair is the criteria?
Is it more reliable to
use existing performance standards?
Marks & grades? Reliable?
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Pre-ChecklistAssessment plan?What is your target group?How can you make the assessment valid?Purpose, description & conditions?Grades/marks correspond to performance standards?Time frame of the assessment?
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Post-Checklist
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How balanced was the assessment prepared?What was the outcome of the assessment?What is the assessment’s strength?What can you improve in that assessment?Was the design of the assessment reliable?Do the marks co-relate with your performance standards?
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Apps/ICT Gadgets
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Click the icons to the link.
There are many apps and ICT tools to aid you.
Choose which will BENEFIT you in your assessments.
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TipsEasier said than done but persevere
Assessment & unit plans
Do not be afraid to try new things
Keep work samples of students
Help the students all you want but do not do the work for them.
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Questions?If you need to ask any questions, I am more than happy to answer them.
You are more than welcome to ask after this lecture.