Assessment and

Measurement
Assessment
Assessment
-refers to the wide variety of methods or tools that
educators use to evaluate, measure, and document the
academic readiness, learning progress, skill acquisition or
educational needs of students.
-assessment is a process that involves collecting
information about a student for the purpose of making
decision.
Types of Assessment
Diagnostic Assessment
-used to identify current knowledge and or misconceptions about a
topic.
Ex. Pre-tests and post-post, interviews, observations
Formative Assessment
-used to provide feedback during the instructional process.
Ex. Reflection journals, peer reviews, student observations
Summative Assessment
-used to sum up learning at the end of the instructional
process.
Ex. Summative test, exam
Assessment Tools and Techniques
Observation
is recognized as the most direct means of studying people when
one is interested in their overt behavior. Observation is defined as
“a planned methodological watching that involves constraints to
improve accuracy.”
Self-Reporting
one of the modern technique of assessing student’s views and
personality. A self-report is a type of survey, questionnaire, or poll in
which respondents read the question and select a response by
themselves without researcher interference.
Anecdotal Records
Teacher-generated, anecdotal records provide an insider’s perspective
of the child’s educational experience.
Rating Scale
Rating scale is one of the scaling techniques applied to the
procedures for attempting to determine quantitative measures of
subjective abstract concepts.
Checklist
is a selected list of words, phrases, or sentences following which
an observer records a check ( ) to denote the presence or
absence of whatever being observed.
Testing
Test is an instrument or systematic procedure for measuring a
sample of behavior by posing a set of questions on a uniform
manner. A test is a form of assessment. It answers the question
how well did the individual performed.
Measurement
 Measurement
-process of quantifying individual’s achievement,
personality, attitudes, habits and skills
Functions of Measurements
1. Instructional
• Principal (basic purpose)- to determine what knowledge,
skills, abilities, habits and attitudes have been acquired.
• Secondary (auxiliary functions for effective teaching and
learning)- to help serve as aid for guidance, counselling and
prognosis
2. Administrative/Supervisory
- to serve as guide in educational planning of administrators
and supervisors.
Qualities of a Good Measuring
1. Validity- refers to the accuracy of an assessment- whether or
not it measures what it supposed to measure.
2. Reliability- refers to the extent to assessments are consistent
3. Usability- (practicality) ease in administration, scoring,
interpretation and application, low cost, proper mechanical
make-up.