Academic Plan

Semester Time Table

course : Classroom Assessment

Monday           3rd Session Timing 11:30 to 12:30

Wednesday     1st Session Timing 09:00  to 10:00 

Friday              3rd Session  Timing 11:30 to 12:30

Saturday          4th Session  Timing 12:30 to 1:30

Course facilitator

Zulfiqar Behan
GECE Lyari Karachi.

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COURSE OUTLINE FOR CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT B.Ed. 4 YEAR PROGRAM (2nd Semester

DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION

COURSE OUTLINE FOR CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT

Unit 1: INTRODUCTION TO CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT: CONCEPTS AND           CONTEXT

1.1        Overview of the Course/ sharing Grading Policy/Assignments/Field-based tasks

1.2        Key concepts / Basic terminology in Classroom Assessment

1.3        Linkage of the course with National professional Standards for Teachers in Pakistan

1.4        Re-visiting Assessment practices in Elementary and Secondary Schools in Pakistan/Personal experiences with tests in Schools

1.5        Distinction between Assessment of Learning and Assessment for Learning

1.6        Research on positive effects  continuous Assessment

1.7        National Educational Policy (NEP-2009-2015)- Statement & Action Plan about Assessment

1.8        Distinction between Formative and Summative Assessment

1.9          Challenges of transforming a Culture of Testing in schools into a Culture of Assessment

 

Unit 2: ASSESSMENT AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN TEACHING AND LEARNING

2.1        Types of Test: Merits and Demerits of  Objective type and Essay type tests

2.2  Guidelines for constructing Objective Type Test

2.2.1        Rules for writing Selected- Response Objective  type test questions

2.2.2        Rules for writing Constructed- Response Objective type test questions

2.3                  Guidelines for constructing Essay Type Test

2.3.1        Guidelines/Rules for writing Restricted-Response Essay type test questions

2.3.2        Guidelines/Rules for writing Extended- Response Essay type test questions

2.3.3        Scoring rubrics for Restricted-Response and Extended-Response Essays

2.4  Assembling the Test

             2.4.1          Building and finishing Table of Specification

2.4.2          Checking balance between the coverage of learning objectives

                   2.4.3         Determining the length of the test     

            2.4.4     Relationship between Reliability and Validity

2.5  Making sense of the test items

                   2.5.1     Item analysis and report on the result of item analysis

                   2.5.2     Deciding which item to be eliminated/ improved

                   2.5.3     Guidelines for test administration

Unit 3: INTEGRATING AND SHARING ASSESSMENT RESULTS

3.1  Definition of feedback

3.2  Characteristics of feedback

3.3  Conclusions from Research on feedback in the classroom and the role of feedback in increasing lines for students’ learning

3.4  Guidelines for writing effective feedback

3.5  Sharing assessment results with parents

3.6  Providing feedback to parents in a way that facilitate teaching-learning environment at home

3.7  Designing and reviewing Feedback Framework : Medal, Mission and Goals

Unit 4: THE ARRAY OF AVAILABE ASSESSMENT TASKS

4.1  Informal Performance Assessment

4.2  Learning objectives for performance Assessment

4.3  Strengths and Weaknesses in Performance Assessment

4.4  Informal behavioral observation with check list

4.5  Class discussion assessment

4.6  Portfolio Assessment: Issues and Challenges

4.7  Review of the course

4.7.1        What went well?/(Strengths)

4.7.2        What was frustrating? (Limitation/weaknesses)

4.7.3        What should be included in/excluded from the course?

4.7.4        Your own version of Philosophy of Assessment in classroom as Elementary/Secondary School Teacher