An Integrated Solutions Approach
                                                            Assessment Program
            “The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their
                                           lives.”......Robert M Hutchins




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Assessment Program



              Importance of Assessment


              Classteacher Assessment Program
Assessment – An important cog in learning
                                                                                                    Importance of
                                                                                                     Assessment




         Learning Processes                                                 Learning Outcome
                                                Formative
                                               Assessments
                                               Summative
                                               Assessments




                                             Remedial Inputs


                        Assessment that guides and encourages effective approaches to learning
Three objectives for
    educational         Assessment that validly and reliably measures expected learning outcomes
    assessment
                        Assessment that provides remedial inputs to help realign the learning processes
Repositioning the role of assessment
                                                                                             Importance of
                                                                                              Assessment
   How academic staff view teaching and
                                                               How students view teaching and learning
                learning


                                        REPOSITIONING STUDENT
                                       ASSESSMENT AS A STRATEGIC
                                      TOOL FOR ENHANCED TEACHING
                                             AND LEARNING



   What course content should be taught?                           In what ways am I going to be assessed?
       What should students learn?                                        What do I need to know?

  What teaching and learning methods are
                                                                   What then are the learning objectives?
              appropriate?


   How can student learning be assessed?                       What approaches to study should I adopt?

Assessment can be the final consideration for                  Assessment is usually at the forefront of
   staff in the design of the teaching and                     students perception of the teaching and
               learning process                                           learning process
Assessment Program



              Importance of Assessment


              Classteacher Assessment Program
Classteacher Assessment Program
                     Bloom’s Taxonomy – Basis of AP                                              Classteacher
                                                                                                 Assessment
                                                                                                   Program

AC based on Bloom’s Taxonomy - Defines the goals of the learning process
Learner should have acquired new skills, knowledge and/or attitudes (KSA – Knowledge, Skills & Attitude)



      Cognitive (knowing/head)




      Affective (feeling/heart)




      Psychomotor (doing/hands)
Classteacher Assessment Program - 3 Solutions
                                                                                            Classteacher
                                                                                            Assessment
                                                                                              Program

Classteacher Assessment Program consists of three solutions:

                            Automates entire Assessment process
Assessment Centre           Teachers conduct multiple standardized assessments rapidly




                            Formative assessments to be conducted in the classroom
Assessment Devices          Rapid/Real time assessment of student learning




Skill Assessment            Co-scholastic measurement of student learning
Program                     Scores benchmarked against over 60,000 students around India
Classteacher Assessment Program
                          Key Features in AC                                                                   Classteacher
                                                                                                               Assessment
                                                                                                                  Centre

Powerful application that automates the entire assessment process enabling school to conduct
multiple standardized and high quality assessments rapidly and with minimum effort


Key Features:




Question paper creation     Schedule/Administer Tests     Scoring of student performance Reporting and analytics
• Autogenerate/pick Qs       • Assign tests to sections   • Automatic scoring              • Comprehensive reports
• Include subjective Qs      • Save tests to reassign     • Collation of overall results   • Rich analysis for teachers
• 50K Qs in system
Classteacher Assessment Program
            Key Diffferentiators of AC                                                         Classteacher
                                                                                               Assessment
                                                                                                  Centre
                        Auto-generate question papers
                        Randomized questions and choices
                        Instantaneous report Generation



                               Rapid Assessment Cycle


                                                                    Ability to create questions
                                                                    Questions of varied difficulty levels
                                                                    Addition of Subjective question
                                                       Open
                                                    Architecture  Multimedia files in questions
                           Rich                                     Hints to students
                         Analytics
 Bird’s eye view
 Identify development areas
 Multiple report Generation
 Teachers focus on lesson plans
Classteacher Assessment Centre in Action!
                                            Classteacher
                                            Assessment
                                               Centre
Classteacher Assessment Centre in Action!
                                            Classteacher
                                            Assessment
                                               Centre
Classteacher Assessment Centre in Action!
                                            Classteacher
                                            Assessment
                                               Centre
Classteacher Assessment Devices
                                                                                             Classteacher
                                                                                             Assessment
                                                                                                Devices



        Devices to assess student’s understanding of topic/subtopic in realtime by the teacher;
      Immediate steps and change in focus can hence be achieved to shape-up student outcomes




 Get instant response from students to pace the teaching

 Receiver connected to laptop, wireless handsets for students

 Reports – By student, By question, student level, class level

 Active participation of all students in class

 Direct help to students who answer incorrectly

 Create questions/utilize AC question bank
Classteacher Assessment Devices in Action!
                                             Classteacher
                                             Assessment
                                                Devices
Classteacher Assessment Devices in Action!
                                             Classteacher
                                             Assessment
                                                Devices
Classteacher Skill Assessment Program (SAP)
                                                                                             Classteacher
                                                                                           Skill Assessment
                                                                                                Program



   A scientifically designed test that assesses a student’s overall development and benchmarks
             him/her against a company of his peers over a representative population



 Measures scholastic and co-scholastic skills

 3 areas of Assessment
     Problem Solving and Creativity
     Science in Daily Life
     Application of Language

 Scores benchmarked against over 60,000 students over India




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Why join the Skill Assessment Program (SAP)?
                                                                                Classteacher
                                                                              Skill Assessment
                                                                                   Program


 Holistic Development : SAP addresses holistic development needs of an
  individual. This is not addressed in scholastic tests
 Remedial Direction: SAP scores indicate a possible direction for remedial
  action by parents or the school
 Identifies natural strengths : Allows appropriate career choices to be made




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Clues for Career Choices!
                                                                                                       Classteacher
                                                                                                     Skill Assessment
                                                                                                          Program




     Problem solving and
          creativity                      Science in daily Life           Application of Language
   Research and development,         Medicine, Engineering, Research     Journalism, Mass media (Print
   Engineering, Management,          and development, Teachers, Civil     and Audio visual), Publishing,
    Consultants, Technicians,        services and other public sectors      Literary, Critics, Teachers
Teachers, Civil services and other
         public sectors




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Sample SAP Report
                      Classteacher
                    Skill Assessment
                         Program




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Tri-fold impact of Classteacher Assessment
                              Program                                                                                      Classteacher
                                                                                                                           Assessment
                                                                                                                             Program




                                                                                      Students:
Teacher/Schools:
                                                                                      • Induce discipline in students by:
• Minimizes redundant time spent in                                                     – Regular assessments
  creation and scoring of tests reducing
                                                                                        – Assessments on computers
  workload
                                                     Leveraging Students                – Apply learning to solving problems
• Allows teachers to focus on creating                                                • Allow student to focus on application
  learning plans & learning needs of                Provides personalized               and co-scholastic skills
  students                                          practice for students
• Clear view of combined & personalized
  attention on topics & subjects
• AC integrable with CCE

                                           Boon to
                                       Teachers/Schools
                                                                   Advantage Parents          Parents:
                                       Aid to teachers to                                     Ability to be directly involved in
                                                                     Ability to analyze
                                            develop                                             students academics
                                                                      trends in child’s       • Focus on development needs of
                                       assessments and
                                                                        performance             students as per academic progress
                                       minimize teacher
                                          time spent                                          • Encourage child for developing areas
                                                                                                of competence and interest
                                                                                              • View continuous progress made by
                                                                                                the child on topics and subjects
Assessment Program - Unparalleled Features
                                                                                       Classteacher
                                                                                       Assessment
                                                                                         Program
                                                         AC + HHD + SAP   Asset + DA

Approach
              Teachers input in questions
              Questions beyond curriculum
                                                                           
                                                                           
              Mid-topic scholastic assessments                            
              Ability to conduct multiple assessments                     
              Descriptive questions                                       
Features
              Instantaneous reports                                       
              YoY analysis for students                                   
              Mobile device kit for assessment                            
              Scholastic and Co-Scholastic assessment                     
              Linkage to CCE                                              
Coverage
              Mapping for classes 1-12
                                                                           
              Comprehensive coverage beyond
               Science, Maths and English                                  
How Classteacher Assessment Program Helps Students.

How Classteacher Assessment Program Helps Students.

  • 1.
    An Integrated SolutionsApproach Assessment Program “The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.”......Robert M Hutchins This presentation is confidential and should not be reproduced (in whole or in part) nor summarised or distributed without the prior written permission of Mindshaper Technologies Ltd. The recipient(s) of this report agree(s) to keep its contents strictly confidential and undertake(s) not to disclose the information contained herein to any person other than those of its/their employees.
  • 2.
    Assessment Program Importance of Assessment Classteacher Assessment Program
  • 3.
    Assessment – Animportant cog in learning Importance of Assessment Learning Processes Learning Outcome Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Remedial Inputs Assessment that guides and encourages effective approaches to learning Three objectives for educational Assessment that validly and reliably measures expected learning outcomes assessment Assessment that provides remedial inputs to help realign the learning processes
  • 4.
    Repositioning the roleof assessment Importance of Assessment How academic staff view teaching and How students view teaching and learning learning REPOSITIONING STUDENT ASSESSMENT AS A STRATEGIC TOOL FOR ENHANCED TEACHING AND LEARNING What course content should be taught? In what ways am I going to be assessed? What should students learn? What do I need to know? What teaching and learning methods are What then are the learning objectives? appropriate? How can student learning be assessed? What approaches to study should I adopt? Assessment can be the final consideration for Assessment is usually at the forefront of staff in the design of the teaching and students perception of the teaching and learning process learning process
  • 5.
    Assessment Program Importance of Assessment Classteacher Assessment Program
  • 6.
    Classteacher Assessment Program Bloom’s Taxonomy – Basis of AP Classteacher Assessment Program AC based on Bloom’s Taxonomy - Defines the goals of the learning process Learner should have acquired new skills, knowledge and/or attitudes (KSA – Knowledge, Skills & Attitude) Cognitive (knowing/head) Affective (feeling/heart) Psychomotor (doing/hands)
  • 7.
    Classteacher Assessment Program- 3 Solutions Classteacher Assessment Program Classteacher Assessment Program consists of three solutions:  Automates entire Assessment process Assessment Centre  Teachers conduct multiple standardized assessments rapidly  Formative assessments to be conducted in the classroom Assessment Devices  Rapid/Real time assessment of student learning Skill Assessment  Co-scholastic measurement of student learning Program  Scores benchmarked against over 60,000 students around India
  • 8.
    Classteacher Assessment Program Key Features in AC Classteacher Assessment Centre Powerful application that automates the entire assessment process enabling school to conduct multiple standardized and high quality assessments rapidly and with minimum effort Key Features: Question paper creation Schedule/Administer Tests Scoring of student performance Reporting and analytics • Autogenerate/pick Qs • Assign tests to sections • Automatic scoring • Comprehensive reports • Include subjective Qs • Save tests to reassign • Collation of overall results • Rich analysis for teachers • 50K Qs in system
  • 9.
    Classteacher Assessment Program Key Diffferentiators of AC Classteacher Assessment Centre  Auto-generate question papers  Randomized questions and choices  Instantaneous report Generation Rapid Assessment Cycle  Ability to create questions  Questions of varied difficulty levels  Addition of Subjective question Open Architecture  Multimedia files in questions Rich  Hints to students Analytics  Bird’s eye view  Identify development areas  Multiple report Generation  Teachers focus on lesson plans
  • 10.
    Classteacher Assessment Centrein Action! Classteacher Assessment Centre
  • 11.
    Classteacher Assessment Centrein Action! Classteacher Assessment Centre
  • 12.
    Classteacher Assessment Centrein Action! Classteacher Assessment Centre
  • 13.
    Classteacher Assessment Devices Classteacher Assessment Devices Devices to assess student’s understanding of topic/subtopic in realtime by the teacher; Immediate steps and change in focus can hence be achieved to shape-up student outcomes  Get instant response from students to pace the teaching  Receiver connected to laptop, wireless handsets for students  Reports – By student, By question, student level, class level  Active participation of all students in class  Direct help to students who answer incorrectly  Create questions/utilize AC question bank
  • 14.
    Classteacher Assessment Devicesin Action! Classteacher Assessment Devices
  • 15.
    Classteacher Assessment Devicesin Action! Classteacher Assessment Devices
  • 16.
    Classteacher Skill AssessmentProgram (SAP) Classteacher Skill Assessment Program A scientifically designed test that assesses a student’s overall development and benchmarks him/her against a company of his peers over a representative population  Measures scholastic and co-scholastic skills  3 areas of Assessment  Problem Solving and Creativity  Science in Daily Life  Application of Language  Scores benchmarked against over 60,000 students over India 16
  • 17.
    Why join theSkill Assessment Program (SAP)? Classteacher Skill Assessment Program  Holistic Development : SAP addresses holistic development needs of an individual. This is not addressed in scholastic tests  Remedial Direction: SAP scores indicate a possible direction for remedial action by parents or the school  Identifies natural strengths : Allows appropriate career choices to be made 17
  • 18.
    Clues for CareerChoices! Classteacher Skill Assessment Program Problem solving and creativity Science in daily Life Application of Language Research and development, Medicine, Engineering, Research Journalism, Mass media (Print Engineering, Management, and development, Teachers, Civil and Audio visual), Publishing, Consultants, Technicians, services and other public sectors Literary, Critics, Teachers Teachers, Civil services and other public sectors 18
  • 19.
    Sample SAP Report Classteacher Skill Assessment Program 19
  • 20.
    Tri-fold impact ofClassteacher Assessment Program Classteacher Assessment Program Students: Teacher/Schools: • Induce discipline in students by: • Minimizes redundant time spent in – Regular assessments creation and scoring of tests reducing – Assessments on computers workload Leveraging Students – Apply learning to solving problems • Allows teachers to focus on creating • Allow student to focus on application learning plans & learning needs of Provides personalized and co-scholastic skills students practice for students • Clear view of combined & personalized attention on topics & subjects • AC integrable with CCE Boon to Teachers/Schools Advantage Parents Parents: Aid to teachers to Ability to be directly involved in Ability to analyze develop students academics trends in child’s • Focus on development needs of assessments and performance students as per academic progress minimize teacher time spent • Encourage child for developing areas of competence and interest • View continuous progress made by the child on topics and subjects
  • 21.
    Assessment Program -Unparalleled Features Classteacher Assessment Program AC + HHD + SAP Asset + DA Approach  Teachers input in questions  Questions beyond curriculum      Mid-topic scholastic assessments    Ability to conduct multiple assessments    Descriptive questions   Features  Instantaneous reports    YoY analysis for students    Mobile device kit for assessment    Scholastic and Co-Scholastic assessment    Linkage to CCE   Coverage  Mapping for classes 1-12    Comprehensive coverage beyond Science, Maths and English  