Assessment Int'l Islamic School

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!
16 X 8 =
1125 ÷ 9 =
Give another word that means “beautiful”
Explain the meaning of “sous vide”
Name four world class badminton players
Who is Malaysia’s present Minister of Education?
Name a song sung by ABBA
Name the 37 th President of USA
How is rain formed?
Describe the function of PowerPoint

Answers
128
125
Pretty, good-looking,…
French for "under vacuum", it is a method of cooking food sealed in airtight plastic bags in a water bath for a long time
Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Peter Gade, Taufik Hidayat,…
Y.A.B. Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd Yassin
Mama mia, Fernando,…
Richard Nixon
Rain is a form of precipitation in which water falls back to earth as a liquid
Powerpoint is used to create slideshows , on-screen projection s, for printing or web based displays .
Scoring (total: 20) Q1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8: 1 mark each Q4, 5: 4 marks each Q9, 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? a master plan: BLUEPRINT

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

Assessment Int'l Islamic School

by Alwyn Lau on Jul 13, 2011

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