This document outlines different types of assessment used in English language teaching, including informal assessment, formal assessment (testing), and self-assessment. It distinguishes between evaluation, assessment, and testing, and describes first, second, and third generation tests. First generation tests were subjective and focused on grammar, while second generation tests objectively tested discrete points through multiple choice. Third generation tests integrate objective and subjective formats to emulate real-life language use through tasks like role plays or information transfers. The document also discusses principles of testing including reliability versus validity and competence versus performance.
Language learning strategies are specific actions that make learning a language easier, faster, more enjoyable, and more effective. The document outlines two categories of strategies: direct strategies that involve mental processing of the language and indirect strategies that support language learning psychologically and socially. Direct strategies include memory, cognitive, and compensation techniques. Indirect strategies involve metacognitive, affective, and social approaches. The document provides examples of different strategies within each category and concludes by thanking the audience.
This chapter discusses the different types of research questions and hypotheses used in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Qualitative research uses central questions and subquestions that are broad and exploratory, while quantitative research employs specific questions or hypotheses about relationships between variables. Mixed methods combines qualitative and quantitative questions in a way that directly addresses how the two forms of data will be mixed or integrated.
The document discusses test specifications, which are written documents that provide essential background information to guide the test development process. Specifications are generative documents used to create equivalent test items. They make explicit the design decisions in the test and allow new versions to be created by others. Specifications should include a general description, prompt attributes, response attributes, sample items, and supplements if needed. Validity, reliability, practicality, washback, authenticity, transparency, and scorer reliability are important criteria for specifications. Scoring can be analytical by rating language components separately or holistic by an impressionistic method.
This document discusses factors that affect the reliability of tests and how to improve test reliability. It states that human behavior is not perfectly consistent, so test scores may differ depending on when a test is taken. However, tests can be designed and administered in a way that makes scores close to what would be obtained on different occasions. Ways to improve reliability include removing non-discriminating test items, limiting candidate choices and freedom of response, providing clear instructions, ensuring good test layout/legibility, and familiarizing candidates with test formats and techniques. The goal is to construct tests where scores are likely to be similar for a given student across different administrations.
Stages of test development and common test techniques (1)Maury Martinez
This document outlines the key stages in developing language tests, including specifying the problem, writing test specifications, developing test items, validating the test on native and non-native speakers, analyzing results, and training staff. It discusses establishing criteria and scoring procedures. Common test techniques are also presented such as multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and gap filling items. The goal is to provide a framework to help ensure tests are objective, valid, and meet their intended purpose.
Analysis of test formats, poor and good itemshec2r
This document discusses item analysis for language tests. Item analysis measures the performance of individual test items to help improve both the items and the overall test. It involves analyzing the item difficulty, item discrimination, and distractor efficiency. Item difficulty deals with the percentage of students answering correctly. Item discrimination differentiates between high- and low-ability students. Distractor efficiency examines how well distractors mislead lower-ability test takers. Conducting item analysis helps ensure tests are reliable, valid, and provide diagnostic information about students.
The stages of test development include stating the problem, writing specifications for the test, and establishing criterial levels of performance and scoring procedures. Specifications for the test detail the content, structure, medium/channel and timing of the test. Criterial levels of performance establish what constitutes different performance levels on the test. Scoring procedures aim to avoid subjective scoring and achieve high reliability and validity.
This document outlines different types of assessment used in English language teaching, including informal assessment, formal assessment (testing), and self-assessment. It distinguishes between evaluation, assessment, and testing, and describes first, second, and third generation tests. First generation tests were subjective and focused on grammar, while second generation tests objectively tested discrete points through multiple choice. Third generation tests integrate objective and subjective formats to emulate real-life language use through tasks like role plays or information transfers. The document also discusses principles of testing including reliability versus validity and competence versus performance.
Language learning strategies are specific actions that make learning a language easier, faster, more enjoyable, and more effective. The document outlines two categories of strategies: direct strategies that involve mental processing of the language and indirect strategies that support language learning psychologically and socially. Direct strategies include memory, cognitive, and compensation techniques. Indirect strategies involve metacognitive, affective, and social approaches. The document provides examples of different strategies within each category and concludes by thanking the audience.
This chapter discusses the different types of research questions and hypotheses used in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Qualitative research uses central questions and subquestions that are broad and exploratory, while quantitative research employs specific questions or hypotheses about relationships between variables. Mixed methods combines qualitative and quantitative questions in a way that directly addresses how the two forms of data will be mixed or integrated.
The document discusses test specifications, which are written documents that provide essential background information to guide the test development process. Specifications are generative documents used to create equivalent test items. They make explicit the design decisions in the test and allow new versions to be created by others. Specifications should include a general description, prompt attributes, response attributes, sample items, and supplements if needed. Validity, reliability, practicality, washback, authenticity, transparency, and scorer reliability are important criteria for specifications. Scoring can be analytical by rating language components separately or holistic by an impressionistic method.
This document discusses factors that affect the reliability of tests and how to improve test reliability. It states that human behavior is not perfectly consistent, so test scores may differ depending on when a test is taken. However, tests can be designed and administered in a way that makes scores close to what would be obtained on different occasions. Ways to improve reliability include removing non-discriminating test items, limiting candidate choices and freedom of response, providing clear instructions, ensuring good test layout/legibility, and familiarizing candidates with test formats and techniques. The goal is to construct tests where scores are likely to be similar for a given student across different administrations.
Stages of test development and common test techniques (1)Maury Martinez
This document outlines the key stages in developing language tests, including specifying the problem, writing test specifications, developing test items, validating the test on native and non-native speakers, analyzing results, and training staff. It discusses establishing criteria and scoring procedures. Common test techniques are also presented such as multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and gap filling items. The goal is to provide a framework to help ensure tests are objective, valid, and meet their intended purpose.
Analysis of test formats, poor and good itemshec2r
This document discusses item analysis for language tests. Item analysis measures the performance of individual test items to help improve both the items and the overall test. It involves analyzing the item difficulty, item discrimination, and distractor efficiency. Item difficulty deals with the percentage of students answering correctly. Item discrimination differentiates between high- and low-ability students. Distractor efficiency examines how well distractors mislead lower-ability test takers. Conducting item analysis helps ensure tests are reliable, valid, and provide diagnostic information about students.
The stages of test development include stating the problem, writing specifications for the test, and establishing criterial levels of performance and scoring procedures. Specifications for the test detail the content, structure, medium/channel and timing of the test. Criterial levels of performance establish what constitutes different performance levels on the test. Scoring procedures aim to avoid subjective scoring and achieve high reliability and validity.
Topic: Quantitative Item Analysis
Student Name: Hussain Shah
Class: M.Ed
Project Name: “Young Teachers' Professional Development (TPD)"
"Project Founder: Prof. Dr. Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Pakistan
The document discusses assessment and language testing. It defines assessment as making a judgment after considering something carefully. It discusses different forms of assessment including tests, activities, and self-assessment. It also discusses the impact that tests can have on teaching (washback effect) and lists some hypotheses about how high-stakes tests may influence what and how teachers teach. The document also discusses issues in language testing like standards, politics, and the use of alternative forms of assessment.
This document discusses various types of tests used to measure intelligence and creativity. It provides definitions and examples of intelligence tests, including individual tests like the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and group tests. It describes the subtests and scoring of the WAIS. Creativity tests are defined as assessing novel, original thinking and finding unusual solutions. Examples of creativity tests include the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and Baqer Mehdi's test of creative thinking. Different types of creativity tests are discussed, like consequences tests and unusual uses tests.
There are many theories in L2 learning and acquisition like cognitive theory, interlanguage theory, linguistic universal etc. Acculturation theory is one of them.
Good items are the basic building blocks of any good test or assessment. This presentation covers best practices in developing high-quality items for better psychometrics.
Brown - 8 Factors in Listening ComprehensionDaniel Beck
I made this slideshow to help study the 8 factors Brown lists in "Teaching by Principles" that make listening difficult. They are found on pages 304-307.
This document discusses principles of language assessment, including practicality, validity, reliability, authenticity, and washback/backwash. It provides definitions and examples for each principle. Practicality considers cost, time, administration, and scoring of a test. Validity includes content, criterion, construct, consequential, and face validity. Reliability examines consistency of scores and includes student-related reliability, rater reliability, test administration reliability, and test reliability. Authenticity aims to correspond test tasks to real-world language use. Washback/backwash refers to how a test impacts teaching and learning.
The document discusses various formats for testing grammar, including recognition (e.g. multiple choice, true/false) and production (e.g. sentence building, transformation). It notes advantages and disadvantages of different formats, and suggests they should provide context, require communicative responses to demonstrate meaning, and test production abilities, not just recognition. Picture-based and story-based activities are proposed to integrate testing of grammar knowledge and skills.
Narrative research design focuses on studying individuals by collecting and telling stories about their lives and experiences. It derives from narrating or telling stories in detail. Researchers describe individuals' lives through stories about their experiences and write narratives of those experiences. Narrative research is used when individuals are willing to share their stories and when the stories follow a chronological order. It was introduced to education in 1990 and involves collecting stories, restorying them, collaborating with participants, and writing narratives about personal and social experiences. Key aspects include focusing on individuals, collecting chronological stories, identifying themes, and ensuring context and collaboration.
The document discusses developing criterion-referenced assessments. It explains that criterion-referenced assessments directly measure skills described in behavioral objectives and focus on gauging learner performance and instructional quality. The document provides guidance on writing test items, developing different types of assessments, setting mastery criteria, and ensuring assessments are congruent with objectives and instructional analyses. It emphasizes the importance of criterion-referenced assessments for evaluating both learners and instruction.
This document discusses using textual enhancement to improve grammar learning. Textual enhancement involves manipulating text, such as underlining, bolding, or italics, to make grammatical forms more noticeable. The goal is to draw learners' attention to linguistic patterns without explicit instruction. The document provides background on the difference between input (what learners are exposed to) and intake (what is processed in the mind). It also discusses theories that noticing and understanding grammatical rules is important for second language acquisition. Textual enhancement is presented as an implicit, external method of input enhancement aimed at helping learners notice grammatical patterns in context.
1) The document outlines the steps involved in developing a new test, including defining the test purpose and audience, developing a test plan, writing test items, and specifying administration instructions.
2) Key steps include composing items in various formats like multiple choice, true/false, essays, and developing scoring methods.
3) Writing good test items requires considering factors like reading level, avoiding bias, and ensuring items measure the intended construct.
The document summarizes Doni Dorak's lesson on learning theories for other teachers. It introduces three major learning theories: behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Doni explains that the goal is for teachers to understand the theories, identify them in lesson plans, and adapt lessons to best meet instructional goals and settings. Doni provides examples of how a lesson was designed according to cognitivism and also adapts it for behaviorism and constructivism.
The document outlines 9 stages of test construction: 1) Planning, 2) Preparing items, 3) Establishing validity, 4) Reliability, 5) Arranging items, 6) Writing directions, 7) Analyzing and revising, 8) Reproducing, and 9) Administering and scoring. It discusses key considerations at each stage such as writing items according to specifications, establishing content and criterion validity, determining reliability through various methods, and ensuring the test is objective, comprehensive, simple, and practical. The final stages cover arranging items by difficulty, providing clear directions, analyzing item performance, and properly administering the test.
This document discusses various assessment instruments that can be used for 21st century learners. It begins by classifying common assessment instruments according to their level of cognitive complexity, from remembering to creating. It then discusses the functions of different assessment types, such as for learning versus of learning. The rest of the document explores specific assessment instruments and strategies in more detail, including rubrics, portfolios, diaries, peer assessment, and various testing formats. The overall aim is to suggest a range of options for holistically assessing students' competencies rather than just facts.
This document provides guidance on testing listening skills for language teachers. It discusses specifying the tasks test takers should be able to complete, such as listening for specific information, obtaining the gist, or following instructions. It also covers selecting speech samples, writing test items using techniques like multiple choice, short answer, or information transfer. Scoring focuses on whether the correct response was understood, without penalizing grammar or spelling errors.
The document provides guidance on developing tests and assessments. It discusses determining test objectives and population, planning with test specifications, writing test items, preparing appropriate formats, reviewing items, pre-testing, and validating items. Test specifications serve as a blueprint and should include an outline, skills assessed, and item types. Taxonomies like Bloom's and SOLO can help classify learning outcomes and assess complexity. Sample test formats are also outlined, such as for the SPM 1119 English exam in Malaysia. The goal is to develop valid and reliable assessments that accurately measure the intended objectives.
The document discusses testing vocabulary and different formats for doing so. It describes what vocabulary is and how words are learned and organized in the mind. Various test formats are described such as multiple choice, matching, gap filling, and cloze tests. The most common recognition and production formats are outlined. Considerations for when to use each type are provided.
Reliability refers to the consistency of test scores across different administrations of the test. There are two aspects of reliability - reliability of scores over time and reliability of scoring. Reliability of scoring is easier to achieve for objectively scored tests but is important for subjectively scored tests like essays. There are two types of scorer reliability: intra-rater reliability which measures consistency of a single rater's scores and inter-rater reliability which measures consistency between multiple raters' scores. Reliability can be quantified using reliability coefficients which measure the correlation between scores from different test administrations or halves of a test. A test cannot be valid unless it is also reliable, but a reliable test may not be valid as there
Torrance was considered the father of creativity for his 60 years of research in gifted education. He invented methods for measuring creativity, including the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. His framework outlines key aspects of creative thinking like fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality. Creative problem solving involves both divergent and convergent thinking across six stages - defining the problem, gathering data, reframing the problem, generating ideas, developing solutions, and implementing a solution. Another model is Bransford's IDEAL model which has five steps - identify the problem, define it, explore solutions, act, and look back to evaluate. Overall, the document discusses Torrance's research on creativity and frameworks for creative problem solving.
This document discusses creativity problem solving. [1] Problem solving involves applying logic and skills to find solutions based on existing knowledge, while creativity problem solving approaches problems in imaginative ways. [2] Creative problem solving techniques include brainstorming, lateral thinking, and reframing the problem. [3] The Creative Problem Solving (CPS) process developed by Osborn and Parnes uses divergent and convergent thinking across six steps to generate novel solutions, starting with exploring the challenge and ending with preparing for action.
Topic: Quantitative Item Analysis
Student Name: Hussain Shah
Class: M.Ed
Project Name: “Young Teachers' Professional Development (TPD)"
"Project Founder: Prof. Dr. Amjad Ali Arain
Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Pakistan
The document discusses assessment and language testing. It defines assessment as making a judgment after considering something carefully. It discusses different forms of assessment including tests, activities, and self-assessment. It also discusses the impact that tests can have on teaching (washback effect) and lists some hypotheses about how high-stakes tests may influence what and how teachers teach. The document also discusses issues in language testing like standards, politics, and the use of alternative forms of assessment.
This document discusses various types of tests used to measure intelligence and creativity. It provides definitions and examples of intelligence tests, including individual tests like the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and group tests. It describes the subtests and scoring of the WAIS. Creativity tests are defined as assessing novel, original thinking and finding unusual solutions. Examples of creativity tests include the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and Baqer Mehdi's test of creative thinking. Different types of creativity tests are discussed, like consequences tests and unusual uses tests.
There are many theories in L2 learning and acquisition like cognitive theory, interlanguage theory, linguistic universal etc. Acculturation theory is one of them.
Good items are the basic building blocks of any good test or assessment. This presentation covers best practices in developing high-quality items for better psychometrics.
Brown - 8 Factors in Listening ComprehensionDaniel Beck
I made this slideshow to help study the 8 factors Brown lists in "Teaching by Principles" that make listening difficult. They are found on pages 304-307.
This document discusses principles of language assessment, including practicality, validity, reliability, authenticity, and washback/backwash. It provides definitions and examples for each principle. Practicality considers cost, time, administration, and scoring of a test. Validity includes content, criterion, construct, consequential, and face validity. Reliability examines consistency of scores and includes student-related reliability, rater reliability, test administration reliability, and test reliability. Authenticity aims to correspond test tasks to real-world language use. Washback/backwash refers to how a test impacts teaching and learning.
The document discusses various formats for testing grammar, including recognition (e.g. multiple choice, true/false) and production (e.g. sentence building, transformation). It notes advantages and disadvantages of different formats, and suggests they should provide context, require communicative responses to demonstrate meaning, and test production abilities, not just recognition. Picture-based and story-based activities are proposed to integrate testing of grammar knowledge and skills.
Narrative research design focuses on studying individuals by collecting and telling stories about their lives and experiences. It derives from narrating or telling stories in detail. Researchers describe individuals' lives through stories about their experiences and write narratives of those experiences. Narrative research is used when individuals are willing to share their stories and when the stories follow a chronological order. It was introduced to education in 1990 and involves collecting stories, restorying them, collaborating with participants, and writing narratives about personal and social experiences. Key aspects include focusing on individuals, collecting chronological stories, identifying themes, and ensuring context and collaboration.
The document discusses developing criterion-referenced assessments. It explains that criterion-referenced assessments directly measure skills described in behavioral objectives and focus on gauging learner performance and instructional quality. The document provides guidance on writing test items, developing different types of assessments, setting mastery criteria, and ensuring assessments are congruent with objectives and instructional analyses. It emphasizes the importance of criterion-referenced assessments for evaluating both learners and instruction.
This document discusses using textual enhancement to improve grammar learning. Textual enhancement involves manipulating text, such as underlining, bolding, or italics, to make grammatical forms more noticeable. The goal is to draw learners' attention to linguistic patterns without explicit instruction. The document provides background on the difference between input (what learners are exposed to) and intake (what is processed in the mind). It also discusses theories that noticing and understanding grammatical rules is important for second language acquisition. Textual enhancement is presented as an implicit, external method of input enhancement aimed at helping learners notice grammatical patterns in context.
1) The document outlines the steps involved in developing a new test, including defining the test purpose and audience, developing a test plan, writing test items, and specifying administration instructions.
2) Key steps include composing items in various formats like multiple choice, true/false, essays, and developing scoring methods.
3) Writing good test items requires considering factors like reading level, avoiding bias, and ensuring items measure the intended construct.
The document summarizes Doni Dorak's lesson on learning theories for other teachers. It introduces three major learning theories: behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Doni explains that the goal is for teachers to understand the theories, identify them in lesson plans, and adapt lessons to best meet instructional goals and settings. Doni provides examples of how a lesson was designed according to cognitivism and also adapts it for behaviorism and constructivism.
The document outlines 9 stages of test construction: 1) Planning, 2) Preparing items, 3) Establishing validity, 4) Reliability, 5) Arranging items, 6) Writing directions, 7) Analyzing and revising, 8) Reproducing, and 9) Administering and scoring. It discusses key considerations at each stage such as writing items according to specifications, establishing content and criterion validity, determining reliability through various methods, and ensuring the test is objective, comprehensive, simple, and practical. The final stages cover arranging items by difficulty, providing clear directions, analyzing item performance, and properly administering the test.
This document discusses various assessment instruments that can be used for 21st century learners. It begins by classifying common assessment instruments according to their level of cognitive complexity, from remembering to creating. It then discusses the functions of different assessment types, such as for learning versus of learning. The rest of the document explores specific assessment instruments and strategies in more detail, including rubrics, portfolios, diaries, peer assessment, and various testing formats. The overall aim is to suggest a range of options for holistically assessing students' competencies rather than just facts.
This document provides guidance on testing listening skills for language teachers. It discusses specifying the tasks test takers should be able to complete, such as listening for specific information, obtaining the gist, or following instructions. It also covers selecting speech samples, writing test items using techniques like multiple choice, short answer, or information transfer. Scoring focuses on whether the correct response was understood, without penalizing grammar or spelling errors.
The document provides guidance on developing tests and assessments. It discusses determining test objectives and population, planning with test specifications, writing test items, preparing appropriate formats, reviewing items, pre-testing, and validating items. Test specifications serve as a blueprint and should include an outline, skills assessed, and item types. Taxonomies like Bloom's and SOLO can help classify learning outcomes and assess complexity. Sample test formats are also outlined, such as for the SPM 1119 English exam in Malaysia. The goal is to develop valid and reliable assessments that accurately measure the intended objectives.
The document discusses testing vocabulary and different formats for doing so. It describes what vocabulary is and how words are learned and organized in the mind. Various test formats are described such as multiple choice, matching, gap filling, and cloze tests. The most common recognition and production formats are outlined. Considerations for when to use each type are provided.
Reliability refers to the consistency of test scores across different administrations of the test. There are two aspects of reliability - reliability of scores over time and reliability of scoring. Reliability of scoring is easier to achieve for objectively scored tests but is important for subjectively scored tests like essays. There are two types of scorer reliability: intra-rater reliability which measures consistency of a single rater's scores and inter-rater reliability which measures consistency between multiple raters' scores. Reliability can be quantified using reliability coefficients which measure the correlation between scores from different test administrations or halves of a test. A test cannot be valid unless it is also reliable, but a reliable test may not be valid as there
Torrance was considered the father of creativity for his 60 years of research in gifted education. He invented methods for measuring creativity, including the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. His framework outlines key aspects of creative thinking like fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality. Creative problem solving involves both divergent and convergent thinking across six stages - defining the problem, gathering data, reframing the problem, generating ideas, developing solutions, and implementing a solution. Another model is Bransford's IDEAL model which has five steps - identify the problem, define it, explore solutions, act, and look back to evaluate. Overall, the document discusses Torrance's research on creativity and frameworks for creative problem solving.
This document discusses creativity problem solving. [1] Problem solving involves applying logic and skills to find solutions based on existing knowledge, while creativity problem solving approaches problems in imaginative ways. [2] Creative problem solving techniques include brainstorming, lateral thinking, and reframing the problem. [3] The Creative Problem Solving (CPS) process developed by Osborn and Parnes uses divergent and convergent thinking across six steps to generate novel solutions, starting with exploring the challenge and ending with preparing for action.
The document discusses creativity and the business idea generation process. It defines creativity as generating new ideas and perspectives. It then outlines several methods businesses use to generate new ideas, including focus groups, brainstorming, and problem inventory analysis. The document also discusses the creative problem solving process, which involves defining the problem, generating ideas, selecting solutions, and planning implementation. It concludes by outlining the product planning and development process, from the initial idea through testing and commercialization.
The document discusses various topics related to problem solving, decision making, and creativity. It begins by defining problems, problem solving, and decision making. It then discusses creative problem solving and the key aspects of creativity. Several techniques for enhancing creativity and creative problem solving are outlined. The document also examines characteristics of creative leaders and organizational methods for enhancing creativity. Various problem solving techniques and models of decision making are described, including the classical, administrative, incremental, and mixed scanning models.
1. The document discusses the scientific method and problem solving process in research. It defines scientific method as an objective, logical, and systematic process of experimentation used to explore observations and answer questions.
2. The six basic steps of the scientific method are outlined as asking a question, doing background research, constructing a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis through experimentation, analyzing the data and drawing a conclusion, and communicating the results.
3. Problem solving is described as a formal application of identifying problems, formulating hypotheses, making observations, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. The six steps of the problem solving process are defining the problem, determining the root cause, developing solutions, selecting a solution, implementing the solution, and
The presentation discusses problem solving and problem-based learning (PBL). It defines problem solving as a process that involves critical thinking and decision making to identify and correct underlying problems. The key steps of the problem solving process are outlined as: 1) defining the problem, 2) analyzing the problem, 3) identifying potential solutions, 4) planning action, and 5) implementing the solution. PBL is introduced as an instructional method where students work in groups to solve real-world problems. The stages of PBL include understanding the problem, learning about the problem, solving the problem, and reflecting on the process. Benefits of PBL for nursing education are highlighted such as developing lifelong learning skills.
The document discusses problem solving and creativity. It outlines Edward Torrance's four criteria for creativity: fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality. It then provides examples and activities to practice each criterion. The document also discusses Torrance's framework for creative thinking and outlines the six stages of creative problem solving: mess finding, data finding, problem finding, idea finding, solution finding, and acceptance finding. Key aspects of each stage are briefly described.
UNIT III Concept Inception, Verification and selection.pptxssuser18e7881
This document discusses concepts related to concept inception, verification, and selection. It covers topics like idea generation approaches including TRIZ, benchmarking, brainstorming, and reverse engineering. It also discusses concept selection processes like SWOT analysis, Pugh's concept selection process, and concept analysis considering marketing, product characteristics, economics, and production aspects. Functional modeling techniques like functional analysis system technique and subtract and operate procedure are also introduced. The overall aim is to understand processes, tools, and techniques for concept inception, verification, and selection.
The document discusses various tools that can be used for continuous improvement, including problem-solving cycles, brainstorming, cause and effect diagrams, checksheets, flow diagrams, and policy deployment. It provides brief explanations and examples of how to use each tool, with the problem-solving cycle presented as a multi-step model for identifying problems, defining them, exploring solutions, selecting options, implementing changes, and evaluating results.
The document discusses creative problem solving (CPS) techniques. It outlines the 6 stages of the CPS process: 1) explore the challenge, 2) generate ideas, 3) prepare for action. Key techniques are discussed for each stage, including divergent and convergent thinking approaches. Specific tools like brainstorming, highlighting, Praise-First (PPCO), card sorting, and evaluation matrices are explained for analyzing and selecting solutions. The goal is to provide a structured yet imaginative process for solving problems creatively.
This document provides an overview of research methodology and the formulation of a research problem. It discusses the importance of properly formulating the research problem as the first step. Some key aspects covered include anticipating the problem, identifying the subject matter, defining the research object, forming hypotheses, designing the study, and determining tools for data collection. Later sections discuss identifying a problem through reviewing previous research and determining the scope of variables, sample size, methods, instruments, and techniques to be used. The goal is to properly delimit the research for effective study and analysis of findings.
This document discusses problem solving and brainstorming. It begins by outlining the objectives and introducing problem solving and brainstorming. It then describes the characteristics of problems, the 5 step problem solving process of defining the problem, identifying alternatives, choosing a solution, implementing it, and monitoring/evaluating. Next, it covers advantages and disadvantages of problem solving, as well as the brainwriting technique. The document proceeds to explain how brainstorming works, how to organize a session including preparation, rules, and evaluation. Common mistakes to avoid and benefits of brainstorming are also outlined. It concludes by mentioning brainstorming can be done using Xmind and provides references.
The document provides an overview of the design thinking process and outlines exercises for educators to work through each stage of design thinking with their students. It breaks down the process into key stages - discovery, interpretation, ideation, iteration, and evolution. For each stage, it describes the goals and tasks involved and provides rubrics to assess student work at emerging, developing, proficient, and accomplished levels. The overall purpose is to help educators learn and apply design thinking approaches in their classrooms.
Brainstorming is a technique for generating ideas creatively as a group. It involves deferring judgment on ideas, focusing on quantity over quality of ideas, welcoming unusual ideas, and building on others' ideas. The method was developed in the 1940s and popularized in the 1950s as a way to improve idea generation among employees. Key aspects of brainstorming include defining the problem, selecting participants, generating ideas freely without criticism, and later evaluating and building on ideas. It is commonly used in business for problem solving, opportunity finding, and quality improvement processes.
Solving problems Analytically and creatively.pdfssusercbae26
This document discusses problem solving and creativity. It presents a 4-step model for analytical problem solving: 1) define the problem, 2) generate alternatives, 3) evaluate and select an alternative, and 4) implement and follow up. It also discusses conceptual blocks that can inhibit creativity, such as constancy, commitment, compression, and complacency. Techniques are provided for overcoming blocks, improving problem definition, generating more alternatives, and fostering creativity overall. The key is using different thinking approaches and both left and right brain thinking.
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The document discusses concept development for new products or businesses. It provides tips for generating ideas such as focusing on quantity, avoiding criticism, setting goals, using analogies, and balancing individual and group work. The concept development cycle involves concepting, building, testing, getting feedback, and making revisions. Empretec applies concept development using principles of thinking outside the box, learning by doing, and teamwork. The methodology was developed by Harvard and focuses on developing personal entrepreneurial competencies.
This document provides an overview of a 2-day training program on creative problem-solving skills and the problem-solving process. It will teach participants how to master problem-solving fundamentals, apply the 6-step creative problem-solving process, and use techniques like brainstorming, fishbone diagrams and decision matrices. The training includes activities to practice key steps like defining problems, generating and evaluating alternative solutions, and implementing the optimal solution.
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
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2. Definition
•CPS is an intentional process for
solving problems and discovering
opportunities.
•It espouses the use of creativity in
coming up with solutions which are not
only novel but practical as well.
3. Osborn’s Checklist
• The origin of Classical Brainstorming is the root of CPS.
GENERAL STRUCTURES
• Define problem
• Generate possible solutions
• Select & implement the best
• Found extensively in several different academic
traditions
4. Van Gundy (1998's) description
•is a very brief skeleton of a very rich
processes, showing it in its full '6x2 stages
form
5. STAGE 1: Mess Finding:
•Sensitize yourself(scan, search) for issues
(concerns, challenges, opportunities, etc)
that need to be tackled.
6. • Divergent techniques include: 'Wouldn't It be Nice If...' and
Wouldn't It be Awful If...'- Brainstorming to identify desirable
outcomes and obstacles to be overcome
• Convergent techniques include: the identification of
hotspots (Highlighting), expressed as a list of ('In What Way
Might...') and selection in terms of ownership criteria (e.g.
problem owner's motivation and ability to influence it) and
outlook criteria (e.g. urgency, familiarity, stability)
7. STAGE 2: Data Finding
•Gather information about the
problem
8. • Divergent techniques include: Five Ws and H (Who, Why, What,
Where, When and How) and listing of wants, sources and data: List all
your information 'wants' as a series of question; for each, list possible
sources of answers; then follow these up and for each source, list
possible sources of answers; then follow these up and for each source,
list what you found.
• Convergent techniques include: again the identification of hotspots
(Highlighting); Mind-mapping to sort and classify the information
gathered; and also restating the problem in the light of your richer
understanding of it.
9. STAGE 3: Problem Finding
•Convert a fuzzy statement of the
problem into a broad statement more
suitable for idea finding.
10. • Divergent techniques include: asking 'Why?' etc. - the
repeatable questions and Five Ws and H.
• Convergent techniques include: highlighting again,
reformulation of problem-statements to meet the criteria
that they contain only one problem and no criteria, and
selection of the most promising statement (but NB that the
mentel 'stretching' that th activity gives to the participants
can be as important as the actual statement chosen.)
11. STAGE 4: Idea Finding
•generate as many idea as possible
12. •Divergence using any of a very wide range of idea-
generating techniques. The general rules of Classic
Brainstorming (such as deferring judgement) are
likely to underpin all of these.
•Convergence can again involve hotspots o mind-
mapping, the combining of different ideas, and the
shortlisting of the most promising handful, perhaps
with some thought for the more obvious evaluation
criteria, but not over-restrictively.
13. STAGE 5: Solution Finding
•generate and select obvious evaluation
criteria (using an expansion/contraction
cycle) and develop (which may include
combining) the short-listed ideas from
Stage 4 as much as you can in the light of
these criteria. Then opt for the best of
these improved ideas (e.g. using
comparison tables)
14. STAGE 6: Acceptance Finding
• How can the suggestion you have just selected be made up to
standard and put into practice? Shun negativity, and continue to
apply deferred judgement-problems are exposed to be solved,
not to dishearten progress. Action plans are better developed in
small groups of 2-3 rather than in a large group (unless you
particularly want commitment by the whole group). Particularly
for 'people' problems it is often worth developing several
alternative action plans. Possible techniques include - Five Ws
and H, Implementation Checklist, Consensus Mapping, Potential
Problem Analysis (PPA).
15. Other Model for Problem Solving
1. Identify the problem
2. Define the problem through thinking about it and sorting out the
relevant information
3. Explore solutions through looking at alternatives, brainstorming, and
checking out different points of view
4. Act on strategies
5. Look back and evaluate the effects of your activity.