Assessment in Physical Science

What is Scholastic?

• Focuses on academic aspects of learning

• Involves non-academic activities

• Measures overall student development

• Includes only practical exams

What is Co-Scholastic?

• Focuses on subject knowledge

• Involves non-academic activities

• Measures academic achievements

• Includes only written exams

What is Assessment?

• Evaluating a student's knowledge and skills

• Only measuring academic achievements

• A process limited to written exams

• A method for grading students

Why Balance Scholastic & Co-Scholastic?

• To ensure overall student development

• To focus solely on academic skills

• To eliminate non-academic assessments

• To reduce the number of tests

Challenges in Assessment

• Overemphasis on rote learning

• Difficulty in assessing co-scholastic skills

• Lack of proper tools for evaluation

• All of the above

Effective Assessment Strategies

• Use a mix of assessments

• Encourage self-evaluation

• Incorporate technology

• All of the above

Fill in the blank: Scholastic assessment measures students' __________ achievements.

Fill in the blank: Co-Scholastic assessment evaluates non-academic skills like __________.