2. Specific Learning Objective
a) Elaborate the Principle of assessment
b) Elaborate the type of assessment
c) Attributes of appropriate assessment
d) Explain the utility of assessment
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3. • Assessment, derived from a Latin word that
means
“to sit beside and judge”
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4. Principle of assessment
1) Assessment should be aligned with students,
objective, competencies & educational
standard.
2) Assessment should not to used to threaten &
intimidate students. It should become more
like instruction.
3) Assessment result need to be used by
teacher to help student learn better.
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6. Functions of Assessment
a) Diagnosis –
b) Prediction –
c) Selection –
d) Grading –
e) Program evaluation-
diagnose area that are not properly learnt
Assumption that a candidate scoring high on
these test will do well in real life tooEntrance test like NEET
We assess to rank order the student of
any given class for prizes, scholarships
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7. Type of Assessment
1. Summative Assessment –
To know the sum of student learning
after end of lecture/system or end of year.
Summative assessment doesn't mean only
university examination.
Still it is generally used for making pass/fail
decisions in most set-ups.
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8. Type of Assessment
2. Formative Assessment-
to provide feedback to the learner as
well as the teachers to make learning even
better
it is generally not useful for making pass/fail.
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9. Type of Assessment
3. Internal assessment –
conducted by the teachers themselves
without any external
Can serve formative as well as summative
assessment
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10. Question: What is the best method to
assessed students?
1. Paper consist of MCQ
2. Paper consist of Essay type/Short/Very short
questions
3. Practical aspects
4. All of the above
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12. Attributes of appropriate assessment
1. Validity
–The validity of an assessment is the extent
to which a test really measures what it is
supposed to measure.
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13. A Question asked to student “Write short
notes on eliciting knee jerk” & Student
write it correctly. Now which one is your
valid interpretation:-
1. Student can elicit knee jerk.
2. Student only know but may or may not
able to elicit knee jerk.
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14. Attributes of appropriate assessment
1. Validity
a) Content validity
b) Criterion related validity
c) Construct validity – example, an essay being
marked on the basis of handwriting or good
presentation, the assessment become low on
construct validity
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15. Threats to valid assessment
Too few test items
Too easy or too difficult items
Items not aligned with learning objectives
Improper/ biased sampling of items
Improperly worded items
Item testing individual skills & not constructs
Leakage of question paper/checklist
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16. Attributes of appropriate assessment
1. Validity
2. Reliability
• Reliability is the extent to which a test of
assessment is repeatable, reproducible and
yields consistent scores.
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17. Threats to reliable assessment
Too few test items
Too easy or too difficult test items
Items not representative of learning objectives
Poorly written items
Inappropriate length or timing of the test
Leakage of question paper/checklist
Inappropriate examination conditions (hot &
humid hall, tired students)
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18. Attributes of appropriate assessment
1. Validity
2. Reliability
3. Feasibility & acceptability –
E.g. Practical exam on lumber puncture or
putting an IV drip
Is this feasible & acceptable ??
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19. Attributes of appropriate assessment
1. Validity
2. Reliability
3. Feasibility & acceptability
4. Educational impact of assessment
Any assessment should stimulate the students
to adopt good study habits & engage in deep
learning
if we promotes students to adopt short
cuts, then it indicates a poor quality assessment.
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20. • Utility of assessment = validity x
x reliability
x feasibility & acceptability
x educational impact
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21. Summary
Assessment means to sit beside the learner and
judge him.
Type of assessment include Summative (means
sum of student learning after end of
lecture/system or end of year), Formative (means
to provide feedback to the learner) & Internal
assessment.
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22. Utility of assessment become perfect when it
included all tools (validity, reliability,
acceptability, feasibility, educational impact).
For good quality assessment all 4 parameter
of Miller’s pyramid should be completed
(Knows, Knows how, Shows how, Does)
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