what assessment is... and what assessment is not

What assessment is . . . and what

assessment is not.

Assessment: An Overview

Assessment is defined as:“. . . a method of evaluating personality in which an individual, living in a group under partly controlled physical and social conditions, meets and solves a variety of lifelike problems, including stress problems, and is observed and rated.”


Also –

“The interpretive integration of application tasks (procedures) to collect objective-relevant information for educational decision making and communication about the impact of the teaching-learning process.”


Measurement

+ Evaluation Assessment


Purpose of Assessment◦Certify student learning◦Feedback◦Planning for instruction Diagnostics Summative & Formative evaluation

◦Prediction◦Motivation◦Research


Uses for Assessment:◦Selecting, appraising, and clarifying

instructional objectives◦Developing and reporting student

achievement◦Planning & improving learning

experiences◦Evaluating accountability◦Counseling◦Selecting students for special programs


Eight Trends in AssessmentStandards-based education (SBE)

◦Requirement(s): Clear identification of learning

goals/objectives Performance standards for each goal High standards for performance Applicable to all students Public reporting


Accountability Legal Activism Concerns for Fairness Item Response Theory Performance Assessment State, National, & International Testing Computerization

◦ Processing test data◦ Reporting test scores◦ Test administration


What is the purpose of assessment? Positive & negative aspects of assessment

to be considered. What direction do you see assessment

going? What major issues need to be addressed

regarding assessment over the next 5? Other issues, comments, concerns.


Assessment drives instruction.

How does measurement, testing, and evaluation fit into this statement?


what assessment is... and what assessment is not

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