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1- Country X has issues with the obsession of test scores among parents and
studenis. Studies have shown that test scores severely hamper student development
as a whole person. Students are not able to be creative, lack social responsibilities
and practical abilities.
Based on the stimulus above answer the following questions.
a Provide two reasons for the importance of test scores in the students'
development?
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b Based on the stimulus above, identify and discuss two washback effect on
students' development?
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How can authentic assessment help to solve the problems mentioned in the
stimulus above?
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Commenting on student witing can really be frustrating and time consuming. I have
to spend a lot of time reading each line bf sfudenfs' answers. I also have to make
comments on their writlng and on the enors pertormed by the sfudenfs.
a i Based on the above comments, identif,T the type of scoring method
used by the teacher.
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Explain two characteristics of the scoring method mentioned above.
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ln your opinion, what are the weaknesseis of the scoring method mentioned
above?
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if you are the teacher, what would you do
scoring method for the students?
to maximize the effectiveness of the
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3. Read the stimulus below and answer
questions 3a and 3b
After teachers have assessed and evaluated a studenfs
performance,
they are faced with the question of how this information can best be
summarized and presented to students,
parents, and administrators.
Source: MOE 2009
a. Discuss three purposes of reporting assessment data.
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b. A teacher decides to share assessment results with her students. Describe
two benefits of her decision-
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Discuss ihe advantages of two methods in reporting assessment
data
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to parents.
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4. a Define School Based Assessment and identify its four main components.
Definition of School Based Assessment
(SBA):
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Components:
i.
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b. Provide and explain three reasons why the Schqol Based Assessment results
conducted by teachers are reliable.
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c. Explainwhy
SchoolBased Assessment is introduced
in the Malavsian
schools.
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SECTION B
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Answer only two questions.
1. Reliability and validity ard generatly important for all types of evaluation. However,
some may argue thit for iormative evaluation,
more emphasis could be
given for
validity than reliabilitY.
Discuss the arguments that can be used to
justify this position. To what extent do
you agree with the above statement?
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2. Read the scenario below and answer the
question that follows.
Scenario : Reading Quiz
The context is a mixed ability class for Year 5 primary school
pupils in an English
class in Malaysia. The teacher has decided to begin her class with a brief 30
minutes
"pop quiz" consisting of 5 comprehension
questions that require short
written answers. The quiz will:
(a) give pupils a sense of how wellthey understood the story and
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point for a teacher-led discussion on each of the items.
Results of the quiz will not be recorded in the teacher's record book.
Below is the text used by the teacher.
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Ms Rhombus entered the class for her mathemaiics lesson. She began
teaching but the pupils did not pay attention to her. While some of the pupils
were quiet, the other pupils were making a tot of noise. Ms Rhombus tried to
get the pupils' attention but none of them listened to her. Then, Ms Rhombus
gave the pupils a warning and left the classroom. The
pupils waited for a while.
When Ms Rhombus did not return to the classroom, a few
pupils decided to
look for her. Ms Rhombus left a trail for them. The
pupils followed the clues
and solved some mathematical
problems. Finally, they found her in the
gymnasium. Ms Rhombus rewarded the pupils who found her.
Answer the questions below.
1. What subject did Ms Rhombus teach?
2. The synonym of the word,
'quief in line 3, is
3. Make a list of the main events of the story.
4. ln your opinion, what was the reward Ms Rhombus gave to the pupils who
found her?
5. Do you think Ms Rhombus made the right decision? lf you were one of the
pupils, what would you do?
Adapted from'.
'The
Case of the Missrng Maths Teacher'written by Suzanne
Weyn
Study the scenario above and analyse the suitability and difficulty level of questions
1- 5 with regards to Bloom's Taxanomy of Educational Objectives-
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3. Ihe KSSR tearning standards for readingrAar""""" O asic titeracy using
the strategies of phonics and moves on to enable pupils to become
independent readers.
( Source: Curriculum Specifications for Year 2 SK
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Elaborate on the statement above and design at least three techniques that you
would apply in assessing word attack skills and sentence comprehension for
beginners in a Year 2 class of a rural primary school
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4. ltem Analysis (lA) can further enhanced the design and preparation of multipte-
choice guesflons.
(Brown, 2o1o)
Analyse and explain how ttem Analysis
{lA)
can be used in the appropriate selection
and arrangemeni of multiple-choice
questions. Base your discussion on the three main
indicies of ltem Analysis
(tA)
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SECTION A
( 60 marks
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Answer All questions.
1. a ln the teaching-learning
process, assessment and testing are
inseparable because both these terms are intenelated. State two
differences between the two terms.
b State the differences betreen Assessment of Learning and
Assessmeni for Learning.
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c ldentfff three types of test for classroom-based assessment and
describe briefty the purpose of each test type.
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2 a i Study the scenarios below. tdentify the types of scoring approaches
used by the three teachers.
Puan Salina is a teacher whose students' writing scores are
made up of a sum of the separate scores and is often a weighted
sum developed after multiplying each score by numbers
representing the relative importance of the features she wishes
to emphasize.
Mr. Tan's students'writing scores are arrived at by comparing
individual student's essay to model essays representing good,
fair, and poor responses to the assignment. He refuses to break
down his students'essays into separate problems
like
punctuation
and paragraphing
during assessment, but base their
grades on his immediate 'sense
of the whole'.
Mrs. Ranjit establishes standardisation by limiting the length of
her assessrnent for example, she underlines every mistake of the
first 250 words. Then she quantifies
the essay Conectness
score by using the 250 words as the numerator of a fraction and
the sum of the error scores as the denominator.
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Puan Salina:
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Mrs. Ranjit:
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Give nlro feattlres offle scoring approach used by'Mr. Tan.
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What are the disadvantages of the scoring approach used by Mr. Tan?
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c Given a choice, when evaluating your students'writing performance,
which method of scoring do you wish to use? Give your
reasons for
your decision.
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3 a Ufhat is the mainpurpose of cordndng a test?
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According to Kubiszyn & Borich (2000), there are eight decisions that
can be made based on the information obtained from tests. Based on
Figure 1, discuss and
provide examples of the two decisions mentioned
below.
Source : (Kubiszyn
& Boich
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lnstructional decisions
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EIGHT DIFFERET{T
TYPES OT
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Figure 1 : Eight Types of Decisions Mode
Placement decisions
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iii ln your opinion, between 'lnstructional decision'and'Placement
decision', which is the best decision to help pupils to improve their
language proficiency? Why?
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4. a ldentiff four main components of School Based Assessment (SBA) :
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b Based on ihe various tasks that they are required io
perform,
Schooi Basd
Assessment (SBA) alloirvs teachers to evaluate children inside and
outside the classroom. Discuss the points that teachers should consider when
planning SBA.
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Alternative
assessments
are more student-centered
and are able to cater for
"nifOr"n
with different learning sgles. Apart from
portfolios, provide another
itrr"" test formats that are considered
alternative assessmentformats'
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According to Brown and Hudson
(1998), portfolio strengthens students'
learning,enhances
ine eacnefs
role and-imprwes the testing
process' As an
evidence of our
pupils' performance, what are the advantages
of using
portfolio as
Part
of an assessment?
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SECTION B
( 40 marks
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Answer tulo
questions.
1 "How do you know rf a tesf is effective, appropriate, useful, or, in down..t*earth
terms, a'good'test? Can it be given within apprcpriate administrative
constraints? ls it dependable? Does it accurate measurc what you want it ta
measure? /s fhe language in the fesf representative of rcal-world language
use?"
(Brown,2010)
Analyse five basic principles of assessment and explain why they are important.
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2 Multiple choice test items, can be an efiective and efficientway to assess learning
outcomes. When a teacherwishes to design multiple choice items for her class test,
she has to adhere to some important guidelines fordesigning such tests. Provide
examples to illustrate each guideline.
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3 According to Brown (2010), language teachers need to pay
close attention to
listening as a mode of performance
for assessment in the classroom. Design some
appropriate listening assessment tasks with clear explanations based on the
commonly identified types of listening performan@
assessing the macro and micro
skills of listenino.
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4 The Malaysian government
has proposed
to implement school-based
assessment in Public schools in the attempt to replace the current public
examinations.
Explain the purpose and the implementation of school-based assessment in
Malaysian Primary Schools_
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