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