COURSE SYLLABUS

VISION To be one of the leading technological institutions that will cater industry-driven programs
that will produce highly skilled and morally upright individuals who create an impact to the
society and contribute to the nation’s progress.
MISSION
To provide quality education that will produce globally competitive skilled workers through a
competency-based training, employing moral values for holistic transformation of individuals
enabling them to seize an opportunity to manage their own business.
COURSE TITLE: Assessment of Learning 1 COURSE CODE:
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the principles, development and utilization of conventional assessment
tools to improve the teaching-learning process. It highlights on the use of testing for
measuring knowledge, comprehension and other thinking skills. It will also provide students to
go through the standard step in test construction for quality assessment.
NUMBER OF UNITS / 3 units (3 hours per session/54 hours per semester)
HOURS:
PREREQUISITE TEAPRO
SUBJECTS:
COURSE LEARNING At the end of the course the students are expected to
OUTCOMES (COURSE  Define the roles of assessment for placement, formative, diagnostic, and summative purposes in making
OBJECTIVES): instructional decision
 Explain the basic concepts and principles of high quality assessment
 Match the different learning targets and their appropriate assessment techniques
 Construct classroom assessment tools in measuring knowledge and thinking skills
 Apply statistical procedure in standardizing test
MANDATED BOOK:
REFERENCES: 1. Neri, Joeri (2015). Assessment of student learning 1.

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 2. ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING (2015). Retrieved from http://www.bdu.ac.in/cde/docs/ebooks/B-
Ed/I/ASSESSMENT%20FOR%20LEARNING.pdf
3. Gardner, John. (2012). Assessment and learning: An introduction. 1-5. 10.4135/9781446250808.n1.
4. Assessment of Learning. Retrieved from https://curriculum.gov.mt/en/Assessment/Assessment-of-
Learning/Documents/assessment_of_learning.pdf
5. assessment for learning. Retrieved from https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/7800/1/AssessmentforLearning.pdf
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:  Lecture Discussion
 Major Examinations
 Laboratory Activities
 Quizzes
 Assignments
 Task Performance
GRADING The following percentage distribution shall be followed:
COMPUTATION: Prelims 20%
Midterms 20%
Pre-finals 20%
Finals 40%
100%
GRADING SYSTEM: Grade Range Grade Point Letter Grade Remarks
96-100 1.00 A+ Excellent
91-95 1.25 A+ Very Good
86-90 1.50 A- Very Good
81-85 1.75 B+ Good
75-80 2.00 B Good
69-74 2.25 B- Good
63-68 2.50 C+ Fair
57-62 2.75 C Fair
50-56 3.00 C- Fair

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 Below 50 5.00 F Failed
IC Incomplete
W Withdrawal
D Dropped

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 COURSE OUTLINE

Strategy /
Week Learning Objectives Topic Student Output Assessment Tasks
Methodology /
Activities
1 Internalize the topic Orientation and discussion Demo Activity Report Initial Assessment
about the course Discussion
acquire comprehensive Explain grading system for the
understanding about the course
course
2 Define the roles of Basic concepts in assessment Interactive Activity Report Recitatio
assessment for  Measurement lecture
placement, formative,  Assessment Group discussion n Quiz
diagnostic, and
 Evaluation
summative purposes in
making instructional Roles of Assessment in making
decision instructional decision
 Placement purpose
 Formative purpose
 Diagnostic purpose
 Summative purpose
3 Explain the basic Principle of High quality Interactive Activity Report Recitatio
concepts and principles Assessment lecture
of high quality 1. Clarify learning Group n
assessment 2. Appropriateness of Discussion
assessment methods
3. properties of assessment
methods
 Validity
 Reliability
 Fairness

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 Strategy /
Week Learning Objectives Topic Student Output Assessment Tasks
Methodology /
Activities
 Positive
Consequences
 Punctuality and
Efficiency
 Ethics
4  Construct classroom Development of Classroom Interactive Activity Report Recitatio
assessment tools in Assessment for measuring lecture
measuring knowledge and learning Group discussion n Quiz
knowledge and Objective Test Practical
thinking skills

 Match the different

learning targets and
their appropriate
assessment
techniques
5  PRELIMINARY EXAMINATON Periodical Pen and Paper Test
Examination
6  Define planning Planning Interactive Activity Report Recitation
Identifying test objectives lecture
 Identify what is Seatwork
test objectives
7  Explain how to preparing table of specification Practical and Activity Report Recitation
prepare table of Selecting the test format Critiquing
specification Construction and tryouts Homework
 Explain how to
select test format
 Discuss
construction and
tryouts

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 Strategy /
Week Learning Objectives Topic Student Output Assessment Tasks
Methodology /
Activities
8  Differentiate what Item writing Interactive Activity Report Recitation
is item writing, item tryout Discussion
item tryout and item analysis Homework
item analysis
explain each
9  Define and explain item revision Interactive Activity Report Recitation
what is item Non-Objective Test Discussion
revision Homework
 Explain what is
non-objective test
10 MIDTERM EXAMINATON Periodical Pen and Paper Test
Examination
11 Apply statistical Utilization of Assessment Data Activity Report
procedure in
standardizing test

12 Utilize the assessment norm-referenced interpretation Interactive Activity Report Recitation

data using the norm and lecture
criterion referenced Group discussion Quiz
interpretation Practical
13 Utilize the assessment Tabular and graphical Interactive Activity Report Recitation
data using the norm and presentation of data lecture
criterion referenced Descriptive statistics Group discussion Homework
interpretation
14 PRE-FINAL EXAMINATON Periodical Pen and Paper Test
Examination
15 Utilize the assessment Criterion-referenced Interactive Activity Report Seatwork
data using criterion interpretation lecture
referenced interpretation

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 Strategy /
Week Learning Objectives Topic Student Output Assessment Tasks
Methodology /
Activities
Reporting

16 - 17 demonstrate skills in Utilization and Reporting Test Practical Activity Activity Report Quiz
utilizing and reporting results Interactive
test results lecture
grading system

competency profiling
18 FINAL EXAMINATION - Pen and Paper Test

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