Assessment of Learning

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What is a Test?

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An instrument for measuring something.

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Define Measurement.

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The process of quantifying.

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What is Assessment?

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The process of gathering data.

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What does Evaluation refer to?

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The process of giving judgement.

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What are the three kinds of assessment?

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1. FOR learning: done before and during a lesson; not graded. 2. OF learning: done after a lesson; graded. 3. AS learning: self-assessment; not graded.

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What is Placement Assessment?

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Assess students’ aptitudes and place them in specific groups.

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What is Formative Assessment?

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Monitors the students’ learning before proceeding to the next topic.

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What does Diagnostic Assessment determine?

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The students’ strengths and weaknesses.

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What is Summative Assessment?

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Administered to determine the overall learning and to give grades.

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What are the modes of assessment?

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1. Traditional: paper and pencil; low-level thinking; scoring is objective. 2. Performance: direct evidence; actual demonstration of skills; scoring is subjective. 3. Portfolio: collection of students’ works.