Assessment in Social Studies

Assessment in Social Studies

By CHRISANTA BORBON

1. define what is an assessment

2. ​identify different types of assessments used in Social Studies

3. ​explain the importance of assessment in social studies

OBJECTIVES

Share your experiences with regard to assessing your knowledge and skills in Social Sciences.

Give sample assessments that are mostly used in Social Studies Class.​

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a Formative Assessment?

• Surveys

• Final Exam

• Grades

• Standardized Test

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a Summative Assessment?

• Homework

• In class discussions

• End term Projects

• Clicker Questions

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is usually conducted at the end of a term, say after completion of a semester, annually, or at the end of the entire course. It carries, says 60 or 70 percent of the total weightage given to the assessment and evaluation in a course, and the rest weightage is given to continuous assessment (formative evaluation).

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is an effective technique of assessment for helping the learners to enhance their learning. This technique supports the concept of ‘assessment for learning'. It helps learners to get an idea about their strong and weak points and the areas where there is a need for improvement.

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assessment activities are designed to mimic the complexity of ‘real world’ situations that students may encounter in life, and require the application of a combination of skills related to knowledge, skills and attitude.

• is the primary means by which students can tell if and how they are progressing, and by which teachers can tell if their teaching is working

• ​The primary purpose of assessment is to improve students' learning and teachers' teaching as both student and teacher respond to the information that it provides.

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Assessment

1. Why is it important that the assessment that will be used should be aligned with the subject area?​

2. How can the different types of assessments help teachers evaluate their students?   

Generalization

​Assessments have a vital role in evaluating students’ progress. We need to consider all types of assessment to help us teachers determine the proper type of assessment to be used in order to achieve the goals and objectives of a certain topic. The assessment we’ll be using.

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​To those students who are not submitting their other requirements, please accomplish them ASAP.

Requirements

​Please start doing your Final Requirement which is the Digital Portfolio. Submit it on or before May 21, 2022.

Digital Portfolio

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