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Module 2 Lesson 3Assessment of Science/Mathematics Skills

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MODULE 2 LESSON 2

ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS SKILLS

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, students

expected to:

• learn about the definition of assessment and its

importance.

• know how can be student learning assessed.

• discuss about who should be involved and what should

be done with the information from assessment.

What is Assessment?

Assessment is a systematic process of gathering, interpreting, and acting

upon data related to student learning and experience for the purpose of

developing a deep understanding of what students know, understand, and can

do with their knowledge as a result of their educational experience; the

process culminates when assessment results are used to improve subsequent

learning.

Huba and Freed, 2000

Importance of Assessment

To find out what the students know (knowledge)

To find out what the students can do, and how well they can do it (skill;

performance)

To find out how students go about the task of doing their work (process)

To find out how students feel about their work (motivation, effort)

What is Student Assessment for?

To help us design and modify programs to better promote learning and

student success.

To provide common definitions and benchmarks for student abilities that will

enable us to act more coherently and effectively to promote student learning.

To provide feedback, guidance, and mentoring to students so as to help them

better plan and execute their educational programs.

To provide improved feedback about student learning to support faculty in

their work.




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Functions of Assessment

Diagnostic: tell us what the student needs to learn

Formative: tell us how well the student is doing as work progresses

Summative: tell us how well the student did at the end of a unit/task

What can be assessed?

Student learning characteristics

-Ability differences

-Learning styles

Student motivational characteristics

-Interest

-Self-efficacy

-goal orientation

Learning

– Content knowledge

– Ability to apply content knowledge

– Skills

– Dispositions and attitudes

– Performances

How should we assess?

True –False Item

Multiple Choice

Completion

Short Answer

Essay

Practical Exam

Papers/Reports




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Projects

Questionnaires

Inventories

Checklist

Peer Rating

Self Rating

Journal

Portfolio

Observations

Discussions

Interviews

Criteria In Choosing an Assessment Method

It should be reliable.

It should be valid.

It should be simple to operate, and should not be too costly.

It should be seen by students and society in general.

It should benefit all students.

Who should be involved in assessment?

The teacher

The student

The student’s peer

Administrator

Parents

What should we do with the information from our assessment?

Use it to improve the focus of our teaching (diagnosis)

Use it to focus student attention of strengths and weaknesses (motivation)




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Use it to improve program planning (program assessment)

Use it for reporting to parents

Rubric

It is a scoring guide that seeks to evaluate a student’s performance based on

the sum of a full range of criteria rather than a single numerical score.

It is a working guide for students and teachers, usually handed out before the

assignment begins in order to get students to think about the criteria on which

their work will be judged.

Rubrics are scoring criteria for

Free-response Questions

Scientific reports

Oral or Power point presentations

Reflections/Journals

Essay

Laboratory-based performance tests

Article review or reactions

Portfolios

Many others

How can we assess student learning?

1. Concept Mapping

2. Laboratory Performance

3. Inventories

4. Classroom Assessment

5. Reflective Journal

6. Synthesis Journal

7. Speculation About Effects journal

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