Appropriate Use of Assessment Methods

Assessment Methods Utilized for “assessment for learning” ◦For promoting learning Applied for “assessment of learning” ◦For evaluate the learning Some Different Assessment Methods are: ◦Performance Assessment ◦Use of Rubrics ◦Portfolio Assessment

Performance Assessment Assists teachers acquire information ◦Curricular and academic decisions Based on observation & judgment ◦Complex performance  Fluency in reading aloud  Ability to play musical instruments  Skills over foreign language/s ◦Complex product  Term paper  Art work  Lab report

Use of Rubrics Criteria statements Aims to emphasize on performance Assists teachers ◦Accuracy in assessing students’ work Guides students ◦Understand the expectations ◦Follow the principles

Portfolio Assessment Portfolio ◦Gathering of student performances  Creative representation ◦ (Poems, artwork, stories)  Process development ◦ (Drafts, revisions, and final edited version)  Reports  Journals and logs of investigations

Conclusion Observing performance –develops future performances Encourage students’ self-evaluation No “authentic assessment” All are feasible if well-used Know what to evaluate Know what technique to use