Unit I.

Fundamental Concepts in Assessment

Assessment-
Technical Term:

- Assessment - the action or an instance of making a judgment about something.

Academic Term:
- Assessment – is a method for analysing and evaluating student achievement or program success; is
the systematic collection, review, and use of information about educational programs undertaken for
the purpose of improving student learning and development.
1. Purpose and Importance of Assessment
Primary Purpose:
- Improvement of student learning
- Identification of students’ strengths and weaknesses
- Assessment of the effectiveness of a particular teaching strategy
- Communication and involvement of parents in their children’s learning.

Why Assessment is Important?

- To make sure that the goals in education are met.

How do you make sure that your goals are met?

Test, Measurement, Assessment & Evaluation

On every class instruction, for the teacher to know whether or not the students learned:
1. Teacher conducts a test (test)
dito mo malalaman kung naiintindihan nila ang mga topics na diniscuss mo. Sa mga project, ire-
rate mo sila accdng san aka set mong criteria.
Test – it is an instrument designed to measure a particular characteristic quality, ability, knowledge
or skill.

2. Where the teacher checks thru tests if the students learned (measurement)
Kapag nagawa nila ng tama ang mga tests or projects, dito mo malalaman na naiintindihan nila ang
mga tinuturo mo sakanila.
Measurement - is the process of quantifying the degree to which someone or something possesses a
given trait.
3. A series of test is conducted/recorded for continuous follow-up of the learner’s performance.
(assessment)
Continuous ang measurement ang mga ginagawa mo sakanila. By giving projects, tests.
 Assessment – is the process of gathering and organizing quantitative of qualitative data into an
interpretable form to have a basis for judgement or decision-making

4. On top of all data, a judgement will be made whether or not the student can advance to the next
level. (evaluation)
Kapag nakapag decide ka na kung pwede na silang mag step up sa next level, that’s the only time na
e-evaluate mo ang total performance nila.

Classroom Assessment is therefore:

The observation of students in the process of learning and the collection of frequent feedback on
the student’s learning.
It helps teachers obtain useful feedback on what, how much, and how well the students are learning.

Steps:
1. Test
Kung gusto niyang ma measure yung knowledge sa bagay na itunuro, nag bibigay siya test.
2. Measurement
Kapag nagbibigay ng test ang isang teacher, nag coconduct na siya ng measurement kung gaano kalalim ang
natutunan mo sa isang topic.
3. Assessment
It is a pre-requisite to evaluation. Ito ang pag gather sa mga data na nagawa mo na nakuha mo through
measurement.

Kinds of Assessment
1. Traditional Assessment
- Uses paper-and-pen objective test
o Quiz
2. Alternative Assessment
- Uses methods other than pen and paper objective tests
o Performance tests, projects, portfolios, journals
3. Authentics Assessment
- Simulates real-life situations
o True to life, no more paper and pen.
o Driving lessons, demonstration