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Dated:03-9-2014

·      Classroom Assessment ·      Assessment Tools                                    Waleed Iqbal

Classroom Assessment

An assessment developed, administered, and scored by a teacher to evaluate individual or classroom student performance.

Classroom assessment is the process, usually conducted by teachers, of designing, collecting, interpreting, and applying information about student learning and attainment to make educational decisions. There are four interrelated steps to the classroom assessment process. The first step is to define the purposes for the information. During this period, the teacher considers how the information will be used and how the assessment fits in the students' educational program. The teacher must consider if the primary purpose of the assessment is diagnostic, formative, or sum-mative. Gathering information to detect student learning impediments, difficulties, or prerequisite skills are examples of diagnostic assessment. Information collected on a frequent basis to provide student feedback and guide either student learning or instruction are formative purposes for assessment, and collecting information to gauge student attainment at some point in time, such as at the end of the school year or grading period, is summative assessment.

Assessment Tools

·  Concept Maps - A diagramming technique for assessing how well students see the "big picture".

·  Concept Tests - Conceptual multiple-choice questions that are useful in large classes.

·  Knowledge Survey - Students answer whether they could answer a survey of course content questions.

·  Exams - Find tips on how to make exams better assessment instruments.

·  Oral Presentations - Tips for evaluating student presentations.

Topic: "My Best Friend"

·         Name of friend

·         How long they have been a friend

·         Where they live

·         What you like to do together

·         Why you like them

·  Poster Presentations - Tips for evaluating poster presentations.

·  Peer Review - Having students assess themselves and each other.

·  Portfolios - A collection of evidence to demonstrate mastery of a given set of concepts.

·  Rubrics - A set of evaluation criteria based on learning goals and student performance.

·  Written Reports - Tips for assessing written reports.

·  Other Assessment Types Includes concept sketches, case studies, seminar-style courses, mathematical thinking and performance assessments.