MEDINA COLLEGE

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MAE 204 Curriculum Construction and Enrichment

S.Y. 2021-2022
First Semester

A Report entitled ”Tools to Assess Curriculum”

PRESENTED TO:

NERISA MARCOS-MANTILLA, Ed. D.

SUBMITTED BY:

MARILYN P. JUANITO
MARIA LIZA A. LANGUITA
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

JANUARY 2022
 TOOLS TO ASSESS THE CURRICULUM

This provides the various means of organizing the recordings of information

about student achievement. Teachers can choose or develop recording devices which

suit the teacher’s style, the students and the activity or learning being assessed. These

are: Anecdotal Record , Checklist , Rating Scale , Rubric and The Learning Log .

Anecdotal Record is a short narrative describing both a behavior and the

context in which the behavior occurred; should objectively report specific and

observed behaviors; describes students’ performance in detail and in writing. The

purpose of anecdotal record is to provide an outgoing record of written observation of

student progress; to record objectively, significant observations, that are not part of a

formal assessment which might otherwise be forgotten or remembered incorrectly;

record observations of unanticipated performances, behaviors, incidents or events.

There are several characteristics that an anecdotal record provides, one is it has rich

portraits of an individual’s achievement; records information of a form which

specifies the learner, date of observation and a factual description of the event or

behavior; provides a mechanism to recognize patterns of student growth overtime; is

often used to document a student’s behavior for later reference. The Teacher’s Role

determines which observation are to be considered significant and important; states in

clear, concise, language exactly what is being observed; should record information

while the event or behavior is fresh in the teacher’s mind; establishes a systematic

procedure for collecting records on all students, ensuring that no individual is

overlooked. These are the considerations when using anecdotal record is time-

consuming to read, write and interpret; is often used in conjunction with other

assessment strategies; records interpretations or recommendations separately from the

description of the student’s performance;

 The Checklist is a list of actions or descriptions that a rater (teacher) checks

off as the particular behavior or expectation is observed; is a written list of

performance or criteria which is used to assess student performance through

observation or may be used to assess written work. The purpose of a checklist is to

record whether a specific skill or behavior was “ evident” or “not evident”. It also

records the presence or absence of specific behaviors in given situations. A checklist

has several characteristic it is used when the process or product can be broken into

components that are judged to be present or absent; adequate or inadequate. It is quick

and useful with large number of criteria is an efficient way to obtain information

about student’s improvement over time by using the same checklist more than once;

consists of list of statements which are expected to be exhibited; usually uses a check

mark, or other indicator which is placed in the appropriate space on the checklist form

to indicate that it has occurred. The teacher’s role is to observe and be a judge and

determine if a student’s performance meets the criteria outlined on the checklist; does

not evaluate the quality of work or contribution but indicated that it occurred or was

completed.

The Rating Scale is a simple tool for assessing performing on a several-point

scale ranging from low to high. It may have as few as 3 points, or as many as 10

points; is based on a criteria which allows the teacher to judge the performance,

product, attitude, and/or behavior along a continuum; is used to judge the quality of a

performance. The purpose of a rating scale is to record the frequency or even the

degree to which a student exhibits a characteristic; record the range of a student

achievement in relation to specific behaviors . The rating scale has several

characteristics. It can be analytic or holistic. Analytic rating scale describe a product

or performance on multiple dimensions (e.g., in a writing task the dimensions or

criteria that might be rated are organization, mechanics and creativity). Holistic

writings consider all the scoring criteria simultaneously, rather than assigning scores.

In Analytic Rating Scale or Holistic Ratings , the Teacher’s Role makes decision

about the student’s work on the basis of description, categories, or topic and assigns a

numerical or qualitative description. These are the considerations when using this

rating scale. There are statements to rank, describe or identify criteria; uses carefully

chosen words to describe the meaning of various points on the scale so that they have

the same meaning to different raters. (teacher, student, peer)

The Rubrics contains brief, written descriptions of the different levels of

student performance; is a descriptive rating scale which requires the rater to choose

among the different levels. The purpose summarizes both student performance and

product against pre-stated criteria; make scoring of student performance more precise

than using a list of items. The rubrics consist of several descriptions, each for different

level of quality; uses specific descriptions of each of the variables for each point along

the continuum; communicates to students, teachers and parents. In here the teacher’s

Role is to selects which of the description comes closest to the student’s performance.

Considerations can be used in conjunction with self- assessment and peer review’

involves students in the process of identifying important performance criteria which

gives him/her the ownership of the criteria and provide concrete examples of good

and poor

The Learning Log is an outgoing record by the student of what s/he does

while working on a particular task or assignment; makes visible what a student is

thinking and/or doing through frequent recordings over time. B. Purpose show student

progress and growth over time; provide the student with the opportunities to gather

and interpret information, ask questions and to make connection. The teacher’s Role
provides the guideline for the maintenance of the learning log; provides regular

feedback to the students. Considerations may present a challenge for some students

who have difficult time express their thoughts in writing; provides students with

opportunities for reflection about their progress towards a stated goal.