Teacher Education Department Bangued Campus, Bangued Abra
ASSIGNMENT IN ASSESMENT2
1. Explain with examples of classroom situations the two major purpose of assessment.
The first major purpose of assessment is to evaluate the level of knowledge,
skills, and understanding of their individuals being assess for example during a discussion the teacher ask if he’s or her student understand what is she discussing in front if they really understand it or sometimes the teacher asking questions after the discussion. The second major purpose of assessment is to provide feedback for improvement and development for example if the demonstrator or the teacher of the day done discussing her lessons the assessors or the teacher give her feedback a good feedback or the things that the demonstrator are improve already and the skills that need to develop more.
2. What are the principles of great assessment validity and fairness?
The principles of great assessment in validity are content validity
the assessment should reflect the content and objectives that it is intended to measure. Next construct validity the assessment should accurately measure the specific construct or skill it is design and assess. Next face validity the assessment should appear to test what is supposed to test. Concurrent validity the assessment should correlate with other measures administered at the same time. Next is Predictive validity the assessment should predict future performance or outcomes related to the construct being measure. And last is the reliability the assessment should yield consistent and stable results when administered multiple times or by dif. Assessors. The principles of great assessment in fairness are first cultural sensitivity the assessment should be culturally sensitive and free from cultural bias. Next equivalence the assessment should be equivalent across different groups of test-takers to ensure that all individuals are being evaluated on the same construct or skill. Next transparency the assessment process should be transparent and test-takers should understand the purpose of the assessment the criteria being used to evaluate their performance. And last review and revision assessment should be regularly reviewed and revised to ensure that they are fair and free from bias.
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