Assessment and Evaluation in the Social Sciences Course Outline

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Mission : GRC is creating a culture for successful, socially responsible, morally upright skilled
workers and highly competent professionals through values-based quality education.

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code : ASSESSSOC

Course Title : Assessment and Evaluation in the Social Sciences

Units :3

Course Description : This course guides students to demonstrate understanding on the principles,
theories and different methods of assessment procedures in social science teaching. It will equip
students to gain knowledge, skills and competencies in developing and utilizing appropriate and
effective traditional and authentic assessment tools for formative and summative
assessment/evaluation of learners performances. It will also guide the students apply current and global
trends in assessment and evaluation

Week 1
Topic Mission, Vision, Core Values, Philosophy of GRC
Course Outline, Classroom Rules, Grading system, Laboratory policies and
guidelines

Week 2-3
Topic I. Introduction: The Nature of Educational Assessment
1. Distinction among measurement, assessment and evaluation
2. Principles of Assessment
3. The Need and Purpose of Evaluation

Week 4-5
Topic II Roles of Assessment in the Teaching of Social Sciences
1. The Role of Assessment in the Teaching of Social Sciences
2. Recent Trends in Classroom Assessment
3. Assessment Standard for Teachers
4. Ethics in Assessment

Week 6-8
Topic III. Assessment and Evaluation of Social Sciences Learning
1. Informative Evaluation of Learning in Social Science
a. Assessment in the Cognitive Domain
b. Assessment in the Affective Domain
c. Assessment of the Individual Student
2. Evaluating Student Learning in Social Science
 a. Evaluating the Cognitive Domain
b. Evaluating the Affective Domain
REPORTERS
1. BOCALIG, RAPHAEL MICHAEL C. (LEADER)
2. COROS, MARITES L.

Week 9-10
Topic IV. Factors in Constructing Evaluative Instruments
1. Type of measuring instrument to use
2. Length of Instrument
3. Range of Difficulty
4. Time Limits
5. Objectives to be Assessed
6. Arrangement of Items
7. Scoring Procedure
8. Methods of Recording and Reporting Assessment Results
REPORTERS
1. ESPEDIDO, MARK JUSTINE S. (LEADER)
2. FERNANDEZ, JHOANNA RHICCA S.
3. GALOR, ANNAH ROMINA C.

Week 11-14
Topic V. Development of Assessment Tools
1. Knowledge and Reasoning
a. Types of Objective Tests
b. Planning a Test and Construction of Table of Specification
c. Constructing True-False Tests
d. Multiple Choice Tests
e. Matching Type
f. Essay
2. Item Analysis and Validation
a. Item Analysis
b. Validation

REPORTERS 1. GUINSATAO, NERVY P. (LEADER)

2. MIARAL, KIMBERLY C.
3. PARADELA, ABEGAIL G

Week 15-18
Topic VI. Authentic and Alternative Assessment Methods
1. Portfolio Assessment Methods
a. Features and Principles of Portfolio Assessment Methods
b. Purposes of Portfolio Assessment
c. Essential Elements of Portfolio
d. Types of Portfolio
e. Assessing and Evaluating Portfolio Assessment
 f. Implication of Portfolios on Some Elements of Social Sciences
2. Process and Product Oriented Performance-Based Assessment
a. Rubrics and Exemplar
b. Creating Rubrics
c. Tips on Designing Rubrics
d. Scoring Rubrics
3. Grading and Reporting System
a. Functions of Grading and Reporting System
b. Types of Grading System
c. Norm and Criterion-Reference Grading
REPORTERS
1. QUINTO, LAURENCE KENNETH B.
2. RAMOS, MARK ADRIAN A.
3. SALAZAR, MARY GRACE A. (LEADER)
4. SOLIS, CHRISTOPHER P.

REFERENCES:
Garcia, Carlito D. (2013). Measuring and Evaluating Learning Outcomes: A textbook in
Educational Assessment 1&2. Mandaluyong City. Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.

De Guzman-Santos R. (2007). Assessment of Learning1. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.

Gutierrez, D.S. (2007). Assessment of Learning Outcomes. Malabon City. Kerusso Publishing
House

Angelo-Cross (2006). Classroom Assessment Technique. San Francisco, U.S.A. Jossey-Bass

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