Learning Assessment

Key Concepts

• Test: Measurement of skills or knowledge.
• Measurement: Translation of data into numerical value.
• Assessment: Documentation or collection of evidence of a student's learning.
• Evaluation: Measurement of the teaching and learning process, providing judgment based on the assessment results.

Detailed Discussion of Concepts

Testing

• A systematic way of gathering information from progress in knowledge, skills, attitude, and ability.
• Standardized Testing: Same test distributed equally to all students.
  • Examples: College admission test, psychological test.

Measurement

• Providing a quantitative description of student performance.
• Objective Measurement: Provides consistent results even if repeated multiple times.
• Subjective Measurement: Based on individual experience, feelings, or opinion.

Assessment

• Method of data collection on school performance to gather information and identify learning problems.
• Assessment for Learning (Formative): To determine the breadth of knowledge and skills.
• Assessment of Learning (Summative): To determine if the teaching objectives are met.
• Assessment as Learning (Self-assessment): Focus on self-management of learning.

Assessment Methods

• Traditional Assessment: Usual tests using paper and pencil.
• Authentic Method: Use of actual performance as a basis for assessment.

Purposes of Assessment

• Provide feedback to improve learning.
• Identify student strengths and weaknesses.
• Help teachers understand student performance.

Evaluation

• Analysis and judgment of student performance quality.
• Placement Evaluation: Done before teaching.
• Summative Evaluation: Done after teaching.

Principles of High-Quality Assessment

• Clear Objectives: Assessment should have a clear purpose and aim.
• Clarity of Learning Targets: Specify clear learning objectives.
• Relevance of Assessment Methods: Choose the right assessment method.

Validity and Reliability

• Validity: Testing what should be measured.
  • Types: Face validity, content validity, predictive validity, construct validity.
• Reliability: Consistency of the assessment results.
  • Types: Test-retest, parallel test, interrater reliability.

Creating a Table of Specifications

• Steps in Creation:
  1. Identify the scope of the test.
  2. Identify the test objectives.
  3. Determine the time for each topic.
  4. Identify the test type for each objective.
  5. Organize the table of specifications.

Test Construction

• Test Formats: Multiple choice, true or false, matching type, fill in the blanks, essay.
• Proper Way of Writing Questions: Ensure questions are clear and appropriate for the students' level.

Performance-Based Assessment

• Developing Performance Tasks: Steps in creating performance-based assessments.
• Features of Performance-Based Assessment: Provide clear targets, proper methods, and appropriate sampling.

Portfolio Assessment

• Objectives of Portfolio: Provide various assessment skills not typically measured in traditional tests.
• Stages of Portfolio Assessment Implementation: From identifying objectives to portfolio creation.

Other Topics

• Importance of Affective Domain Assessment: Evaluation of students' interests, attitudes, and values.
• Steps in Creating a Rubric: Creating holistic and analytic rubrics for assessment.