Teaching of social studies

The primary purpose of assesment is

• TO RECALL TEXTBOOK KNOWLEDGE AND REDUCE EXAM STRESS FOR ALL LEARNERS

• CATEGORISING AND LABELLING LEARN ERS

• TO HIGHLIGHT SOCIAL DIFFERENCES AMONGST THE LEARNERS

• TO GIVE LEANERS FEEDBACK AND SETTING STANDARDS FOR THEM TO STRIVE TOWARDS

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF AN OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION?

• STUDENT NEED NOT FEEL THE BURDEN TO ROTE MEMORISE ALL FACTS AND DETAILS

• TEACHERS NEED NOT UNDERGO EXTRA PRESSURE TO MAKE NEW QUESTIONS

• STUDENTS NEED NOT TO READ REFERENCE BOOKS

• STUDENTS CAN ANSWER EXACTLY ACCORDING TO THE TEXT BOOKS.

PORTFOLIOS ARE AN IMPORTANT TOOL OF ASSESSMENT AS:

• IT ENABLES TEACHERS TO MAKE GENERAL OBSERVATION ON THE STUDENTS

• IT PROVIDES A CUMULATIVE RECORD OF THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS

• IT IS QUICK AND EASY TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT

• IT PROVIDES CONCLUSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENTS

WHEN IS FORMATIVE EVALUATION CONDUCTED?

• DURING TEACHIN G LEARNING PROCESS

• AT THE END OF THE SESSION

• AT THE END OF A UNIT

• BEFORE TEACHING A NEW UNIT

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE FOLLOWING:

• DECIDING UPON THE GRADE

• TERM ASSESSMENT

• SUMMARISING STUDENT LEARNING

• MONITORING THE PROGRES OF TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT OF LEARNERS?

• ASSESSING A PROJECT

• ASSESSING AT THE END OF A LESSON

• ASSESSING AT THE END OF SEMESTER

• ASSESSING DURIN G THE CLASS

FIELD TRIPS ARE USEFUL IN SOCIAL STUDIES FOR THE:

• EVALUATION

• EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

• ENTERTAINMENT

• ALL OF THESE

ACTIVITY BASED QUESTIONS MAKE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSONS:

• LENGTHY

• COMPREHENSIVE

• JOYFUL

• DEBATEABLE

EVALUATION IS A PROCESS OF:

• QUALITATIVE

• QUANTITATIVE

• BOTH

  QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE

• NONE

ERROR OF EVALUATION IS?

• PERSONAL ERROR

• VARIABLE ERROR

• CONSTANT ERROR

• ALL OF THE ABOVE