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COURSE CONTENT IN EDU 40

Assessment of Student Learning 1

Course Description:
This course focuses on the principles, development and utilization of
conventional assessment tools improve the teaching-learning process. It
emphasizes on the use of assessment of, as, and for, in measuring knowledge,
comprehension and other thinking skills in the cognitive, psychomotor or
affective domains. It allows students to go through the local and international
standard steps in test construction and development and the application in
grading systems.

I. Basic Concepts in Assessment


A. Introduction
1. Definition of Assessment
2. Purposes of Assessment
3. Various Roles of Assessment
4. Principles of Effective Assessment
5. Characteristics of Modern Educational Assessment
B. Educational Measurement
1. Steps Involved in Measurement
2. Types of Measurements
C. Educational Evaluation: Definition, Purpose and Principles
1. Areas of Educational Evaluation
2. Purposes of Educational Evaluation
3. Evaluation and the Teaching Learning Process
II. Establishing Learning Targets
A. Aims, Goals, Objectives, and Learning Outcomes
B. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
1. Bloom’s Taxonomy
2. Revised Version of Bloom’s Taxonomy
III. Principles of High-Quality Assessment
A. Methods for Assessing Student Learning
1. Written-Response Instruments
2. Product Rating Scales
3. Performance Tests
4. Oral Questioning
5. Observation and Self Reports
B. Properties of Assessment Methods
1. Validity
2. Reliability
3. Fairness
4. Practicality and Efficiency
5. Ethics in Assessment
IV. Development of assessment Tools
A. Planning the Test
1. Table of Specifications (TOS)
a. When to Prepare TOS
b. How to Create TOS
c. One-Way TOS
d. Two-Way TOS
B. Development of Classroom Assessment
1. Constructing Objective Tests
a. Multiple Choice Test
b. True-false Test
c. Matching Type
d. Supply Type Items
2. Constructing Non-objective Test
a. Essay
V. Item Analysis and Validation
A. Assessment Development Cycle
B. The Upper-lower Index Method
C. Characteristics of a Test Item
VI. Introduction of Statistical Concepts
A. Measures of Central Tendency
1. The Mean, median, and Mode
2. Measures of Central Tendency in Different Distributions
B. Measures of Variability and Position
1. Range
2. Standard Deviation
3. Measure of Variability in Different Distributions
4. The Standard Normal Distribution
VII. Grading Systems
A. Approaches Useful for Instructional Purposes
1. Norm-Referenced Grading System
2. Criterion-Referenced Grading System
B. Types of Grading Systems
1. Averaging System
2. Cumulative Grading System
3. Alternative Grading Systems
4. The K to 12 Grading System
VIII. Performance-Based Assessment
A. Performance-Based Test
1. Types of Performance-Based Test
2. Advantages of Using Performance Test Items
3. Limitations of Using Performance Test Items
B. Scoring Rubrics
1. Definition of Rubrics
2. Parts of a Rubric
3. Types of Rubrics
4. Steps to Create a Rubric

Textbooks:
Buenaflor, Roberto C. 2012. Assessment of learning book one: The
conventional approach. Great Books Publishing.
Buendicho, Flordeliza C. 2010. Assessment of student learning 1. Rex Book
Store, Inc.
Calderon, Jose F. & Gonzales Expectacion. 1993. Measurement and
evaluation. National Book Store.
Chappuis, J., Stiggins, R. Chappuis, S., Arter, J. (2012). Classroom
assessment for student learning: Doing it right-using it well. 2/e.
Assessment Training Institute

Gabuyo, Yonardo A. 2012. Assessment of learning 1. Rex Book Store, Inc.


Gutierrez, Danilo S. 2007. Assessment of learning outcomes. Keruso
Publishing House.
Love, Arnold J. 2010. in International Encyclopedia of Education (Third Edition)
Navarro, Rosita L. & Santos, Rosita G. 2012. Assessment of learning
outcomes. Adriana Printing Co., Inc.
Reganit, Arnulfo Aaron R., Elicay, Ronaldo SP. & Laguerta, Crecencia C. 2010.
Assessment of student learning 1. C & E Publishing, Inc.
Thorndike, Robert L. & Hagen, Elizabeth. 1986. Measurement and evaluation
in psychology and education (4th ed.). Wiley.

GRADING SYSTEM
Submission of assigned activity 20%
Student engagement/ forum discussion 30%
Quizzes and unit examination 30%
Major Exams (Midterm, Final) 20%
Total 100%

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