2. ASSESSMENT???
• What ideas, concepts and experiences come to your mind when
you think of Assessment/evaluation?
3. DEFINITION
It is a process of obtaining information about learners progress
and achievement in learning.
4. WHY ASSESSMENT?
• Selecting learners
• Certification
• Motivating learners
• Improve the practice of teaching
5. TYPES OF ASSESSMENT
• Formative – that are continuous, designed to motivate learners,
help them to understand how they are progressing
• Summative – that are used as end of course test and give a
total report on learners achievement of objectives
6. TYPES OF TESTS
• Objective
• Matching
• Multiple Choice
• True-False
• Sequencing
• Fill in the Blanks
• Short Answer (50-150 words)
• Long Answer (600-1200 words)
7. ASSIGNMENTS AT IGNOU
• TMAs and CMAs depending on the requirements and decision
of the School Board and Academic Council
• Used as 2-way communication through tutor comments
(academic and personal) and supplemental communication
8. WHY TUTOR COMMENTS?
• Remove the isolation of students at ODL
• Support them in their learning process to identify areas which
they should further develop
• Create a dialogue between teacher and learner
• Promote reflective and self-evaluative thinking
9. INSIDE TUTOR COMMENTS?
• Drawing attention to facts they have overlooked or
misinterpreted
• Suggesting alternative approaches or interpretations
• Drawing attention to gaps in learning
• Suggesting how the learners might improve
• Identify relationships with student’s present response and
previous learning
• Suggest new sources of information
10. YOUR COMMENTS SHOULD/MAY…
• Always be Positive
• Always be Constructive
• Rarely be Negative
• Sometimes be Null
• Never be Misleading
• Never be Harmful
