Syllabus
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Course Code: 825 Course Name: ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. INTRODUCTION TO ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION • Concept of Assessment & Evaluationand their inter relationships. • Purposes and objectives of assessment for placement, providing feedbacks, grading promotion, certification, diagnostic of learning difficulties. • Critical review of current evaluation practices: a) Formative and summative evaluation b) Prognostic and diagnostic c) Norm referenced test and Criterion referenced test d) Quantitative and Qualitative |
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| 2 | 2. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING • Concept of Cognitive, Affective, Psychomotor domain of learning (Revised taxonomy of objectives (2001) • Constructing table of specifications & writing different forms of questions – (VSA, SA, ET & objective type, situation based) • Construction of achievement test- steps, procedure and uses • Construction of diagnostic test – Steps, uses & limitation • Kinds of task: projects, assignments, performances |
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| 3 | 3. ASSESSMENT PROCESS & TOOLS • Need for CCE its importance and problems faced by teachers • Meaning & Construction of process-oriented tools – observation schedule; check-list; rating scale; anecdotal record; • Assessment of group processes – Nature of group dynamics; Socio-metric techniques; steps for formation of groups, criteria for assessing tasks; Criteria for assessment of social skills in collaborative or cooperative learning situations. • Portfolio assessment – meaning, scope & uses; developing & assessing portfolio; development of Rubrics. |
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| 4 | 4. CONSTRUCTION INTERPRETATION AND REPORTING OF STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE • Interpreting student‟s performance : a) Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency & measures of variability, percentages) b) Graphical representation (Histogram, Frequency Curves) c) NPC – percentile. d) Grading – Meaning, types, and its uses • Role of feedback to stake holders (Students, Parents, Teachers) and to improve teaching – learning process; Identifying the strengths & weakness of learners. Reporting student‟s performance – Progress reports, cumulative records, profiles and their uses, Portfolios. |
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| 5 | Practicum/ Sessionals Any one of the following: i. Construction of unit test, using table of specifications and administering it to target group and interpreting the result. ii. Construction of any one of the process oriented tools and administering it to group of students & interpreting it. iii. Analysis of question papers ( teacher made) iv. Writing self appraisal/ create portfolio. v. Planning and organizing student‟s portfolio. vi. Writing a report on the evaluation and learner practice of school education. vii. Examine and reflect upon the problems and issues involved in assessment practice of school evaluation. viii. Activities and Assessment criteria for Work education and Experiential learning, Community service. |
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