Assessment of Learning

Syllabus

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

Unit-1

a)      Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation – difference between the three in conceptual terms, Different types of Measures – nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio, Preparing assessment tools for learning outcomes at nominal, ordinal and interval levels.

b)      Formative and Summative Assessment procedure for various teaching – learning context – formal and non-formal.

Unit-2

a)      Characteristics of a good assessment tool – Determining reliability & validity of assessment tools.

b)      Designing classroom tests – unit tests and periodic tests – Writing behavioural objectives and objective congruent test items, process of assessing difficulty and discrimination power of test, Developing norms – institutional, local and regional.

Unit-3

a)      Interpretation of Assessment indicators – Z score & percentile rank based comparisons, need and rationale, NRT (Norm referenced test) and CRT (Criterion referenced test).

b)      Differentiating between assessment procedures for scholastic & Co-scholastic domain, Assessment procedure for measuring attitude, interest and personality characteristics.

c)      CCE (Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation) – concept and procedure with reference to scholastic & co-scholastic areas. Reporting of Assessment outcomes – reporting formats and devices.

Unit-4: Statistical Techniques for the Analysis and Interpretation of Data

a)      Measures of central tendency & variability.

b)      Measures of relative position: percentiles and percentile ranks.

c)      Measures of correlation.

d)      Graphical representation of data and normal distribution.