assessment

1. ASSESSMENT
TOOLS AND
TECHNIQUES
Dr. Manjeet Yadav
Assistant Professor
R. L. S. College of education
Sidhrawali,Gurugram

2. Techniques
• Self-report
Techniques
• Assignments/Project
Work
• Observation
Technique
• Peer Assessment
• Sociometric
Technique
• Portfolios
• Debate

3. Tools
• Observation
Schedule
• Questionnaire
• Interview Schedule
• Anecdotal Records
• Checklist
• Rating Scales
• Inventories
• Rubrics

4. Anecdotal
Record
• Anecdote – short account of some
happening
• Anecdotal records are factual
descriptions of the meaning incidents
and events which the teacher has
observe in the lives of his students
• An anecdotal record is a report of a
significant episode in the life of a
student
- Raths

5. A Specimen of an Anecdotal
Record
• Name of the School
• Name of pupilobserved _ Class _ Subject
_
• Observer Date and place
•
• Objective Description
•
• Comment of Observer

6. Exampl
e

7. Rating
Scale
• A rating scale is a set of categories
designed to elicit information about a
quantitative or a qualitative attribute.
• Rating Scale is an important technique
of assessment. 'Rating' is the
assessment of a person by another
person.
• Ruth Strang calls it 'directed observation'

8. Graphical Rating Scales
- are most commonly used
Examples are:

9. Activity- I
Prepare a checklist to assess your
school campus in terms of safety.

10. Sociometry

11. TYPES OF
TEST
Achievement
test
(for
measuring
achievement)
Diagnostic
test
(for
diagnosis)
Prognostic
test
(for
predicting
future
performance
)

12. TYPES OF ACHIEVEMENT
TESTS
STANDARDIZED
TESTS
TEACHER-MADE
TESTS

13. ELEMENTS STANDARDIZED TESTS TEACHER MADE
TEST
PURPOSE MEASUREMENT OF MEASURE THE
EDUCATIONAL
OUTCOMES
OUTCOME OF A
OF STUDENTS OF A TEACHERS
TEACHING OR
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS OUTCOME OF
LEARNING
IN HIS CLASS
SCOPE ITS SCOPE IS VERY
WIDE
ITS LIMITED
ACCURACY MORE ACCURATE LESS ACCURATE
REFINEMENT THEY ARE DULLY
EDITED
IT IS CRUDE

14. ELEMENTS STANDARDIZED
TESTS
TEACHER MADE
TEST
NORMS PROVIDE NORMS DOESN’T
CONTAIN
NORMS
SOURCES USES SEVERAL
SOURCES
TEACHERS,EXPERT
S,RES EARCH
WORKERS
BASED ON
EXPERIENC
E OF
TEACHERS
PUBLICATIO
N
PUBLISHED NOT PUBLISHED
COVERAGE
OF
CURRICUL
UM
COVER STATE
OR
REGIONAL
CURRICULUM
COVERS SMALL
AREA OF
CURRICULUM

15. TYPES OF STANDARDIZED
TESTS
APTITU
DE
TESTS
ATTITU
DE
TESTS
INTELLIGE
NCE
TESTS
INTERE
ST
TEST
S
PERSONAL
ITY
TESTS

16. TYPES OF TEACHER-MADE
TESTS
WRITTEN
ORAL
PRACTICAL

17. WRITTE
N
• ESSAY TYPE
• SHORT ANSWER
TYPE
• OBJECTIVE TYPE

18. Aptitude
Tests
• Science, literature as the latent
potentialities or skills
• Converted into special skills
• Potentiality of clerical
• Trained further to write exams in IAS
and IPS cadres
• Group I or II services

19. Measurement of
Aptitude
• Differential Aptitude Tests
1. Verbal reasoning
2. Numerical ability
3. Abstract reasoning
4. Spatial relations
5. Mechanical Reasoning
6. Clerical speed and accuracy
7. Language usage – Spelling and
Grammar
First three (1, 2, 3) – measure the
functions related to general
intelligence

20. Attitude Scales or
Opinionnaire
• Opinion and Attitude are allied
but not Synonymous terms
• Attitude - Inner feeling or belief
of a person towards a
particular phenomenon
• Opinion – what a person says
about his attitude towards
some phenomenon

21. • Example of a Likert Scale:
• Statement:
• This method of teaching is useful.
• Likert Scale:
Strongly agree
 Agree
 Uncertain
 Disagree
 Strongly
disagree
5
4
3
2
1

22. Observation Schedule

23. Interview

24. Questionnaire

26. Activity- II
Prepare a questionnaire to
collect data from your students
on the methodologies used by
you in your class.

27. Rubrics

28. Activity- III
Prepare a rubric for assessing the
art project submitted by your
students.

29. Thank You