Course Syllabus

First Sem. 2020-2021

 Course Syllabus
First Sem. 2020-2021
Course Code: Prof. Ed. 8
Course Name: Assessment of Student Learning 1
Course Description: The course focuses
on the development and utilization of
assessment tools to improve the
teaching-learning proof testing for
measuring knowledge,
comprehension and other thinking
skills. It allows the students to go
through construction for quality
assessment.
Course Credits: 3
Pre-requisite: None
Contact Hours/week: 3 hours
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the students must have:
1. Acquire comprehensive understanding of the vision, mission, goals
and objectives of the college.
2. Internalize the vision, mission,
goals and objectives of the college to
achieve excellence in education.
3. define the roles of assessment for
placement, formative, diagnostic and
summative purposes in making tests.
4. explain the basic concepts and
principles of high quality assessment.
5. Match the different learning
targets and their appropriate
assessment techniques.
6. construct classroom
assessment tools in measuring
knowledge and thinking skills.
7. demonstrate skills in utilizing
and reporting test results; and
8. Apply statistical procedure in
standardizing test.
Learning Activities: Virtual lecture and
discussion, problem solving, computer
assisted instruction, brain storming,
cooperative learning, peer learning.
Values Integrated: Cooperation,
Patience, self confidence.
Prof. /Instructor: Ms. Soledad L.
Lita

Course: BEED3-1,BEED 3-2, BEED 3-3

BEED3-4
 COURSE OUTLINE
Time Frame (in weeks) Course Content/Subject Matter

Week 1 and 2 Basic Concepts in Assessment

Chapter I 1.0 Introduction
1.1 Educational Measurement
1.1.1Types of Measurement
1.1.2 Indicators, Variables and Factors

1.2 Assessment
1.2.1 Various roles of Assessment
1.3. Evaluation of Learning and
Programs
Chapter Test.
Week 3 and 4 Principles of High Quality
Assessment
Chapter 2. 2.1. Clarity of Learning Targets.
2.1.1 Cognitive Targets
2.1.2 Skills, Competencies and
Abilities Targets.
2.1.3 Products, Outputs and Project
Targets.

2.2. Appropriateness of Assessment

Tools
2.2.1 Written –Response
Instruments.
2.2.2 Product Rating Scales
2.2.3 Performance Test
2.2.4 Oral Questioning
2.2.5 Observation and Self Reports
Time frame (in weeks) 2.3Properties of Assessment
Methods
Week 5, 6, and 7 2.3.1 Validity
2.3.2. Reliability
2.3.3.Fairness
2.3.4 Practicality and Efficiency
2.3.5 Ethics in Assessment.
Chapter Test
Chapter 3 Development of Assessment Tools.
Knowledge and Reasoning
3.1. Types of Objective Tests
3.2. Planning a Test and Construction
of Table of Specifications.
3.3. Constructing a True-False Tests
3.4. Multiple Choice Test
3.5. Matching Type and Supply Type
Items
3.6. Essays.
Chapter Test
Time Frame(in weeks) Item Analysis and Validation
8-10 weeks (Chapter 4.1 Item Analysis
4) 4.2 Validation
Exercises
Chapter 5 Introduction to Statistical
Concepts.
5.1 The idea of Randomness
5.2. The mean
5.3. The Standard Deviation
5.4. The Bell Shaped Curve
5.5.The standard Normal
Distribution
Chapter Test.
Time Frame (in weeks) Grading Systems

Chapter 6 6.1 Norm- referenced Grading

(11-13 weeks) 6.2. Criterion -reference
grading systems
6.3 Four questions in grading
6.4. What will go into a
students grade?
6.5. Alternative Grading
Systems
6.6Cumulative and averaging
Grading System.
6.7Standardizesd Test Scoring.
Chapter Test.
Chapter 7-(15-16 weeks) Non-Objective Test

7.6 Tips on Designing Rubrics

7.7 Automating Performance-
Based Non-Objective Tests
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Performance based tests.
7.3 Performance Tasks
7.4 Rubrics and Exemplars
7.5 Creating Rubrics
Tests.
7.6 Tips on Designing Rubrics
7.7 Automating
Performance-Based Tests
Chapter Test
Time frame (in weeks) Topics
(17-18 weeks)(Chapter 8) Authentic and Alternative
Assessment Methods
8.1 Authentic Assessment
8.2 Classroom Assessment
Techniques.
8.3 Portfolio Assessment
8.4 Implications of
Portfolios on Some
Elements of Education
8.5. Creating a Portfolio
Assignment.
Chapter Test.