Name: Klarenz D.

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Course: BSEd Mathematics 2-1

Assignment #1

1. In your own words, what is the difference between assessment and evaluation?

Although assessment and evaluation are both evidence-driven and use to measure a student, they have
different ways to do things. We can list their differences and compare them separately. First, the
purpose of assessment is to give feedback while evaluation is to judge the quality of an output or
performance. Their major difference is assessment is ongoing as it wants to improve learners overtime
but evaluation is specific on a activity or one thing only as it wants the final quality and so the learners’
chance to grow can be hindered. For me it is better to use the assessment as learners is dealing with
themselves and they’re not exposed to any pressure as evaluation is making distinction between worse
and better.

2. Definition of test, non-test, testing, measurement, assessment, and evaluation.

Test is an instrument used by teachers to accumulate data on student’s ability or mastery of a specific
topic or task. Testing is the term if you use test in your technique to obtain one’s information while non-
testing is when you’re not using test in your technique. Examples of non-testing are personality test and
achievement test. Additionally, measurement is the term when you use assessment and other
techniques to analyze data. Measurement takes the information in numerical form. Assessment, as my
answer in number 1, is the gathering, interpreting, and acting to the data related to the students’
learning and experience. It is on-going and helps students to improve in a long run and gives students to
evaluate themselves. On the other hand, evaluation is looking to the end of an activity, the grade, or
performance of overall. Evaluation sees if the goals are being achieved and judge them by grading.

3. What are the types of assessment? Give an example of each types of assessment.

For my answer here, I will have a table that gives the types of assessment, my own simple definition of
them, and examples of each assessment stated. This will satisfy the given question in number 3.

TYPES OF DEFINITIONS EXAMPLES

ASSESSMENT
Formative This assessment provides Quizzes
assessment ongoing feedback that
can be used by
instructors that will help
the students to improve
their learning and
 teachers to improve their
facilitating.
Summative Like the formative, it Midterm examination,
assessment provides the information Final examination
if the instructions or
program is effective and
if the students learn
something. But unlike
formative test, this test
has longer scope and it is
comparing the score
against some standards.
Diagnostic This assessment provides Pre-test
assessment the strength and
weaknesses of students
regarding to the topic
that will be discuss. It is
given at the beginning of
lecture.
Observational This collects information Self-assessment
assessment through direct
observation. This can be
used in unmeasurable
things like behavior,
social-emotional
functioning, and
language.
Authentic Examines students ability Essay questions,
assessment to apply their current problem solving
knowledge to the topic in
real life
Ipsative This assessment Post-test
assessment determining their
progress based on their
earlier work.