1. Assessment Design and Development
Workshop

2. what is Assessment?

3. Assessment
a process for obtaining information that is used for making
decisions about students; curricula, programs, schools; and
educational policy

4. Why assess?

5. Why assess?
• Take decisions about the curriculum

6. Why assess?
• Take decisions about the curriculum
• Take decisions about the students

7. Learning objectives

8. how to assess?
• Learning Objectives
• Assessment strategies

9. Learning Objectives

10. Type of learning objectives

11. MAIN GOAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

12. MAIN GOAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Disciplines
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Skills
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

13. Disciplines
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Skills
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MAIN GOAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Module 1
1 2 3 4
Module 2
1 2 3 4
Module 3
1 2 3 4
Module 4
1 2 3 4
Module nth
1 2 3 4 5

14. how to construct proper
learning objectives ?

15. using
Taxonomies of Learning

16. Evaluation
Synthesis
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge

17. Bloom’s revised taxonomy
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
lower order thinking
higher order thinking

18. Practice TimE

19. 1. Develop at least 2 objective for each discipline or skill
2. Think about 4 modules and develop at least 3 specific
objectives for each
3. Assign your newly formulated objectives to Bloom’s taxonomy

20. Remember
Memorize
Describe
Repeat
Define
State
List
Name
Recall
Recognize
Label
Underline
Select
Reproduce
MeasureQuote

21. Understand
Represent
Justify
Indicate
Classify
Identify
Summarize
Contrast
Translate
Select
Express
Compare
Describe
Explain
Discuss
Illustrate
Restate

22. Apply
Construct
Predict
Examine
Solve
Modify
Choose
Produce
Collect
Use
Demonstrate
Discover
Explain
Operate
Relate
Perform
Practice

23. Analyze
Separate
Analyze
Criticize
Connect
Deduce
Conclude
Resolve
Contrast
Differentiate
Break down
Question
Question
Appraise
Select
Compare

24. Evaluate
Decide
Criticize
Support
Derive
Argue
Order
Summarize
Assess
Persuade
Judge
Conclude
Debate
Recommend
Justify

25. Create
Compile
Compose
Formulate
Propose
Design
Plan
Adapt
Originate
Modify
Rearrange
Express
Produce
Underline
Collaborate
Invent
Prepare

26. Review your previously developed learning objectives …
would you change anything?
did you misplace any of them?

27. Taxonomies of Learning
is just one dimension

28. Taxonomies of Learning
is just one dimension
Knowledge Dimension

29. Factual Knowledge
the basic element to know to be
acquainted with a discipline

30. Conceptual Knowledge
the interrelationships
among the basic elements
within a large structure
that enables them to
function together

31. Procedural Knowledge
how to do something,
methods of inquiry,
criteria for using skills,
techniques and methods

32. Metacognitive Knowledge
knowledge of cognition in
general as well as awareness
and knowledge of one’s own
cognition

33. Cognitive Process Dimension
Knowledge
dimension
Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create
Factual Knowledge
Conceptual knowledge
Procedural knowledge
Metacognitive knowledge

34. Disciplines
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Skills
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Main Goal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Module 1
1 2 3 4
Module 2
1 2 3 4
Module 3
1 2 3 4
Module 4
1 2 3 4
Module nth
1 2 3 4 5

35. Disciplines
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Skills
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Main Goal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Module 1
1 2 3 4
Module 2
1 2 3 4
Module 3
1 2 3 4
Module 4
1 2 3 4
Module nth
1 2 3 4 5
mapping learning objectives

36. Bloom’s revised taxonomy
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
lower order thinking
higher order thinking

37. but where is the
Assessment ?

38. Learning objectives

39. Assessment strategies

40. types of assessment

41. Diagnostic Assessment
Diagnose learning
difficulties

42. Formative Assessment
Monitor progress
Feedback on how to improve

43. Summative Assessment
Report progress
Assign points

44. format of tasks

45. • Choice formats
• Short answers and completion formats
• Essay formats
Paper and Pencil format
• Checklists
• Rating scales
Performance formats
• Projects
• Extended written assignments
• Laboratory exercises
• Portfolios
Long term activity formats
• In-depth interviews and observations
• Oral questioning
Personal communication

46. Short Answer Questions

47. Short-answer items include
Question variety
Completion
variety
Associations
variety

48. Question variety
How many neurons are there in the brain? __________
What is the capital city of Egypt? __________
What is the symbol for a hash-tag? __________

49. Completion variety
• The capital of Egypt is _________
• 4 + 6 = _________
• Learning is change in _________, __________
and _________.

50. Association variety
• What is the most favourable
feature of textbooks according
to students?
_______________
• What is the least favourable
feature of textbooks according
to students?
_______________

51. Checklist
for quality assurance

52. Practice TimE

53. Choose a module that you did not develop
Using the checklist; assess the quality of the short-answer items

54. Multiple Choice Questions

55. Types of MCQ include
The correct-
answer variety
The best-answer
variety
The incomplete-
statement variety
The negative
variety
The substitution
variety
The combined
response variety

56. The correct answer variety
Who was the first Egyptian President?
a. Mohamed Naguib
b. Gamal Abdel Nasser
c. Anwar El-Sadat
d. Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

57. The best-answer variety
What is the main purpose of a candle?
a. to produce scents
b. to illuminate
c. to decorate a room

58. Incomplete statement variety
Wisdom is ___________
a. data
b. information
c. knowledge and experience

59. The negative variety
Which of the following is NOT a classical type of
Management Information System?
a. TPS
b. DSS
c. SCM
d. ESS

60. The substitution variety
In their last marketing campaign, Chipsy depended on
advertising, by using Ahmed Helmy as their spokesperson.
a. sales promotion
b. celebrity endorsement
c. sponsorship
d. social media

61. Combined response variety
In what order should these sentences be written in order to
make a coherent paragraph.
A. Put them in the oven, till the surface is golden brown.
B. To make a cake you need the following.
C. Beat them all together till you have a smooth mix
D. Flour, sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla extract and baking powder
a. ABCD
b. BDCA
c. CDBA
d. DACB

62. Anatomy of MCQ

63. When was the 2011 Egyptian Revolution?
a. October 6th
b. April 25th
c. July 21st
d. January 25th

64. When was the 2011 Egyptian Revolution?
a. October 6th
b. April 25th
c. July 21st
d. January 25th

65. Dos and Donts of
STEM
crafting

66. • Direct and concise when possible
• Put alternatives at the end
• Control vocabulary and sentence structure
• Create independent items (unless it’s a passage and
various questions are related to it)
• Definitions should be part of the alternatives never
the stem

67. • Avoid negatively worded stems (not undesirable)
• Avoid personal opinions (state whose opinion is
it)
• Avoid textbook wording

68. Dos and Donts of
ALTERNATIVE
crafting

69. • Plausible and functional alternatives
• Homogenous alternatives
• Put repeated words in stem
• Grammatically correct relation to stem
• Arrangement of alternatives should be logical

70. • Avoid over-lapping alternatives
• Avoid “none of the above” and “all of the above”
unless necessary
• Avoid verbal cues
• Avoid technical and unfamiliar words

71. Checklist
for quality assurance

72. Practice TimE

73. Choose a module that you did not develop
Using the checklist assess; the quality of the MCQ

74. Matching

75. Matching exercises variety
Basic
Key-list
Matrix

76. Anatomy of
Matching Exercises

77. The left column describes the function of various organs in the human body.
Choose from the right column the name of the organ that corresponds with
the organ function. Note that each name in the right column may be used
once, , more than once, or not at all
ORGAN FUNCTION
1.. It is used to hear sounds
2. It is used to see colours
3. It is used to breathe
4. It is used to pump blood
in your veins
NAME OF ORGAN
a. Brain
b. Digestive system
c. Eyes
d. Heart
e. Liver
f. Mouth
g. Nose
h. Respiratory system

78. The left column describes the function of various organs in the human body.
Choose from the right column the name of the organ that corresponds with
the organ function. Note that each name in the right column may be used
once, , more than once, or not at all
ORGAN FUNCTION
1.. It is used to hear sounds
2. It is used to see colours
3. It is used to breathe
4. It is used to pump blood
in your veins
NAME OF ORGAN
a. Brain
b. Digestive system
c. Eyes
d. Heart
e. Liver
f. Mouth
g. Nose
h. Respiratory system

79. The left column describes the function of various organs in the human body.
Choose from the right column the name of the organ that corresponds with
the organ function. Note that each name in the right column may be used
once, , more than once, or not at all
ORGAN FUNCTION
1.. It is used to hear sounds
2. It is used to see colours
3. It is used to breathe
4. It is used to pump blood
in your veins
NAME OF ORGAN
a. Brain
b. Digestive system
c. Eyes
d. Heart
e. Liver
f. Mouth
g. Nose
h. Respiratory system

80. avoid
Perfect Matching

81. THIS WAS A BASIC EXAMPLE

82. KEY LIST EXAMPLE

83. Key-list example
10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00
Read each numbered statement and decide whether
the statement is consistent with the information
presented in the graph or not.
A. If the information in the graph is consistent with
the statement
B. If the information in the graph contradicts the
statement
C. If the information in the graph neither
contradicts nor is consistent with the statement
__1. G arrived at work at 11:00am
__2. G arrived late at the university due to traffic
__3. G stopped by a café to drink some coffee
__4. G stayed at work for 4 hours
Home
work
Coffee House
University
The graph shows that G left home at 10:00 and arrived at the University at 4:00. The graph shows
where G was at different times.

84. MATRIX EXAMPLES

85. Match the names, political party and important event in the columns with the dates in the table
below. You may use an answer once, more than once or not at all in any of the cells
Name Political Party Important Event
A. Ayman Noor G. Al-Adl M.
B. Anwar Al-Sadat H. AL Horeya wa AlAdala N.
C. Gamal Abdel Nasser I. Al-Noor
D. Hazem Abo Ismail J. Masreen A7rar
E. Hosni Mubarak K. NDP
F. Mohamed El-Baradie L.
Year Name Political Party Important Event
1 1960
2 1970
3 1980
4 1990
5 2000
6 2010
SCORE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

86. For each planet description, place an X in the box below the name of the planet
that first the description
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
PLUTO
PLANET
DESCRIPTION: 1. Has only one moon
2. Has no moons
3. Larger than
4. Has no atmosphere
5. Compound mostly of gas
6.Can support life
7. Has moon with atmosphere
8.Named after Roman or Greek god

87. matching is NOTfor every
occasion

88. Checklist
for quality assurance

89. Practice TimE

90. Choose a module that you did not develop
Using the checklist assess the quality of the matching items

91. True or False

92. There are various types of statements
that could be used with True-False items

93. Generalization
• All …………………….
• Most …………………….
• Many …………………….

94. Comparative
• The difference between ……………………. is …………………….
• Both ……………………. and ……………………. require/contain
……………………

95. Conditional
• If ……………………. (then) …………………….
• When …………………….

96. Relational
• The larger …………………….
• The higher …………………….
• How much ……………………. depends on …………………….

97. Explanatory
• The main reason for …………………….
• The purpose of …………………….
• Since …………………….
• Although …………………….

98. Exemplary
• An example of …………………….

99. Evidential
• Studies of ……………………. reveal …………………….

100. Procedural
• To find ……………………. you must …………………….
• One method of ……………………. is to …………………….
• The first step towards ……………………. is …………………….

101. Computational
• ……………………. includes N number of …………………….
Examples:
4+4 =10
Water molecule consists of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen
atom.

102. Evaluative
• A good …………………….
• The best ……………………. is …………………….
• It is difficult to …………………….
• It is necessary to ……………………. in order to …………………….

103. Checklist
for quality assurance

104. Practice TimE

105. Choose a module that you did not develop
Using the checklist assess the quality of the True-False items

106. These are not the only tools

108. Design by:
Ghaidaa H. Naguib
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