assessment int'l islamic school
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ASSESSMENT
What is its purpose?
Purpose of Assessment
TO OBTAIN INFORMATION TO:• Ascertain progress
• Measure levels of competence/ achievement
• Certify levels of competence/ achievement
• Select/ rank/ group
Which do you identify with most?
Test!
1. 16 X 8 =
2. 1125 ÷ 9 =
3. Give another word that means “beautiful”
4. Explain the meaning of “sous vide”
5. Name four world class badminton players
6. Who is Malaysia’s present Minister of Education?
7. Name a song sung by ABBA
8. Name the 37th President of USA
9. How is rain formed?
10. Describe the function of PowerPoint
Answers
1. 1282. 1253. Pretty, good-looking,…4. French for "under vacuum", it is a method of cooking food
sealed in airtight plastic bags in a water bath for a long time 5. Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Peter Gade, Taufik Hidayat,…6. Y.A.B. Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd Yassin7. Mama mia, Fernando,…8. Richard Nixon9. Rain is a form of precipitation in which water falls back to
earth as a liquid10. Powerpoint is used to create slideshows, on-screen
projections, for printing or web based displays.
Scoring (total: 20)Q1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8: 1 mark each
Q4, 5: 4 marks eachQ9, 10: 3 marks each
WHAT IS YOUR SCORE?16-20: Good
10-15: Average<10: Poor
Is the description correct/ fair to you?
Assessments should be able to tell test-takers “some truths” without “fear/ favour”
VALIDITY:Accurate and correct
RELIABILITY:Consistent and unchanged
What Next?
Task 1: Assessment Plan
• Choose a subject at a particular level
• Plan a set of assessments for the year (you wish to monitor students’ progress and ascertain level of achievement)
• Indicate purpose of each assessment
No Month Form of assessment
Purpose
1 March Quiz/ short test
Check progress
2 June
3 ?
4 ?
5
Purpose of Blueprint
Safeguard validity:- Topics are within scope of syllabus/ learning- Modes that can indeed measure outcome- Correct standards (level of difficulty) are used to
measure
Safeguard reliability:- Correct amount of information obtained (time &
nature)- Standards are maintained; year to year/ cohort to
cohort- Standard is independent of the setter/ marker
Bloom’s Taxonomy : Cognitive Domain
Task 2: Test Blueprint
• Set up a template that reflects test format; section- item type, number of items and mark allocation per section
• List topics for each section and ascertain number of questions per topic
• Decide on learning outcome/ level of learning
• Decide on level of difficulty
An Example
Sect A: 50 marks (Structured Qs)
Learning Outcomes (Bloom’s Taxonomy) Marks
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Topic 10
2 Topic 8
3 Topic 14
4 Topic 6
5 Topic 12
Sect B: 30 marks
(MCQ)
1 1 each
2…
…30
Sect C: 20 marks
(Essay Qs)
10
10
10
Summary: Check blueprint
• Face validity- form of test/ scope; EXPECTED?
• Good number of test items; ENOUGH, TIME?
• Level of difficulty; CORRECT standard, TIME?
• Good mark distribution; FAIR?
PLAN or you may miss the mark!
VALIDITY:Accurate and correct
RELIABILITY:Consistent and unchanged
Thank you