GCEE KALAT

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2. Welcome to all
in this session on
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT
PERFORMANCE
By
Shams 0333796286
shamskalati@gmail.com74 2

3. MAJOR POINTS OF OUR TALK-CHEET
1.Place of student assessment in the entire process
2.Major terms: Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation
3.Objective of assessment
4.Tools of assessment
5.Table of specifications
6.Types of assessment
7.Qualities of a good tool of assessment
8.Question-answer
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4. 1. PLACE OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS
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5. 2. MAJOR TERMS USED IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS:
TESTS:
Purposefully designed situation to test the characteristics / properties of some selected
segment or sample;
In education, we use tests to assess the achievement of knowledge and skills;
-Under controlled conditions;
-Performance measured in terms of test score;
Score interpretation: Norm-referenced or Criterion-referenced
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6. Measurement:
Putting something in quantitative terms;
Examples to be elicited from scholars.
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7. ASSESSMENT:
Means ascertaining;
Procedural in nature,
Judges the compatibility between trait/s and the tool to measure.
Examples to be elicited from scholars.
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EXAMINATION:
General meaning: To inspect something. Series of formal tests for judging the
knowledge or ability of somebody in a particular subject especially by means of
written questions or practical exercise.
Usually written tests, with some practical components;
Date-sheet; Certification; Placement etc.

9. EVALUATION:
-Based on the data /information gathered from all sources.
-Evaluation means assigning value to something based on data.
-Evaluator assigns value to something as ..
Examples to be elicited from scholars.
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3. OBJECTIVES OF ASSESSMENT:
1.To determine the extent of achievement of objectives.
2.To motivate the students.
3.To diagnose learning problems
4.To judge the appropriateness of curriculum
5.To improve instructional processes
6.To assess teacher’s efficiency
7.…..
8.Three roles of assessment based on the above……

11. ROLE IN IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION
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Motivation
Diagnosis and instruction
Redefining objectives
Differentiation and certification

12. ROLE IN EVALUATION
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2.Unbiased observation
3. Measuring goal achvmnt
1. Making the invisible visible
4. Predicting stdt behaviour
5. Production of feedback data

13. ROLE IN CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT
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1.Redefining curriculum objectives
2. Reconsidering the contents
3. Revising teaching methods
4.Reconsidering assessment procedures

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4.MAJOR TOOLS OF ASSESSMENT:
•Several tools such as the following:
a. TESTS:
•Systematic procedure to sample and measure relevant knowledge and skills;
Under controlled conditions;
•Tests are the most widely used tool of assessment.
•Tests may be used during exams or as a routine classroom activity.
b. OBSERVATION:
•Meaning of observation
•When to use observation:
assessment of skill level
•Never rely on single observation

15. c. ASSIGNMENTS:
Unsupervised piece of work combining formative and summative assessment
tasks.
Necessary guidance by the teacher, due date for submission…
Contents for mid-term and final tests;
Distribution of marks???
Attendance,
Written assignment.
Presentation,
…..
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16. 5. TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS:
Three steps of constructing a ToS
1.Write down the general objectives
2.Break each of them into contents and behaviour
3.Start drawing the ToS as shown in the next slide
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17. TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS: A SAMPLE
Objs. Conte
nts &
Bvr
Essay Short
Ans.
Compl. True-
Flase
MCQs Matching
Items
TOTAL
Cogn.
Affective
Psycho.
TOTAL
ToS helps in the following:
1.Relating obj to contents and bvrs
2.Relating obj and contents to types of tools and their contents
3.Maintaining a balance in types of objectives and questions
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18. 6. TYPES OF ASSESSMENT: WITH REFERENCE TO TIME
-Norm Process assessment: (Formative assessment): Operation
During instruction;
Diagnoses learning difficulties;
Motivates learners;
Helps in improving teaching;
……
BUT:
Time-consuming
…
-Product assessment (Summative assessment): Outcomes
At the end of semester;
Lessons for next semester;
BUT:
May be too late;
Wastage of resources;
…
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19. TYPES OF ASSESSMENT: WITH REFERENCE TO INTERPRETATION
-NORM REFERENCED ASSESSMENT:
- Meaning of norm
- Comparison with average student
- Andhoon mn kana
- When to use NRT
…
-CRITERION REFERENCED ASSESSMENT: (OBJECTIVE REFERENCED
ASSESSMENT)
- Meaning of criterion
- Comparison with the fixed objective/s
- Who meets the fixed requirement/s
- When to use CRT
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20. 7. QUALITIES OF A GOOD ASSESSMENT TOOL:
•Validity,
•Reliability,
•Practicability,
•Cost-effective,
•Clear instruction,
•Adequately spread,
•Time-length balance,
•Relative weightage of parts,
•Compatible with student level
•….
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21. BE A VIGILANT ASSESSOR
NOT A BLIND ASSESSOR

22. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES and
STILL MORE SO OF YOUR STUDENTS
CHALLENGING TASK

23. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
HOPEFULLY SEE YOU
ON SOME OTHER OCCASION
ALLAH HAFIZ