REGIONAL TRAINING-WORKSHOP ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF

STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE

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November 11-12, 15-17, 2021 l via MS Teams l 15 CPD Units

SSESSMENT ANAGEMENT

AND S
ECURITY
DR. NIÑO L. ECLE, LPT
Faculty of Science and Research, DREESMNHS
Division of Dinagat Islands
Session Objectives
oDetermine management strategies for
standardized assessment
oUtilize app-based and cloud-based
systems to ensure test security
oCite good assessment practices in
distance learning
oGive emphasis on ethics in assessment
Survey on Assessment in the
New Normal
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Code: 9733 6693
REALITY CHECK
❑ Low
reliability on
assessment
results
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❑Some parents
did not know
their roles on
assessment
under the new
normal
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❑Low turnout
of answered
assessment
among
students
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❑Feedback
mechanism is
slightly
practiced
REALITY CHECK
❑CHEATING is
far more
advanced and
explicit than
the traditional
system
REALITY CHECK
REALITY CHECK
REALITY CHECK
The majority of
educational
systems around
the globe is not
prepared in this
tremendous shift.
Strategies for Standardized
Assessment (Bell, 1994)
❖Appropriate for Specific Purposes
and Intended Populations
❖Information Is Needed from Test
Developers
❖Considering the Uses and Consequences
of Testing
❖Mixed Motives and Conflicts of Interest

❖Test Security
❖Appropriate for
Specific Purposes
and Intended
Populations
 ❖Information is
needed from Test
Developers
❖Considering the
Uses and
Consequences of
Testing
❖Mixed Motives and
Conflicts of Interest
❖Test
Security
❖Test Security
 TEST SECURITY

Signed Limited Proper Collecting Accounting

safekeep- and of all
Agree- Access ing of test destroying developed
ments materials notes and
materials
drafts
 Ensures co-
ownership and
responsibility

Signed Limited Proper Collecting Accounting

safekeep- and of all
Agree- Access ing of test destroying developed
ments materials notes and
materials
drafts
 Increases
integrity of
developed tests

Signed Limited Proper Collecting Accounting

safekeep- and of all
Agree- Access ing of test destroying developed
ments materials notes and
materials
drafts
 Developed tests
must be placed in
a secured storage

Signed Limited Proper Collecting Accounting

safekeep- and of all
Agree- Access ing of test destroying developed
ments materials notes and
materials
drafts
 Avoids leakage and
“mishandled” test
materials

Signed Limited Proper Collecting Accounting

safekeep- and of all
Agree- Access ing of test destroying developed
ments materials notes and
materials
drafts
 Must be properly
counted before
and after test
administration

Signed Limited Proper Collecting Accounting

safekeep- and of all
Agree- Access ing of test destroying developed
ments materials notes and
materials
drafts
TEST SECURITY
❖Limited access and
proper safekeeping of all
developed test materials
can be initiated through
app-based and cloud-
based systems.
WORKSHOP
Limiting Access
• After test questionnaires have been
finalized, it will be converted to a
PDF file for encryption.
• One way to make assessment files
secure is to encrypt itself using
password.
Limiting Access
ACTIVITY 1. Encrypting My Test Files

• Convert an MS Word file into PDF

file using your laptop or desktop.
“Test Questionnaire”
“Science 10”
“Quarter 1”
“Test 1”
Limiting Access
ACTIVITY 1. Encrypting My Test Files

• Using the previously taught steps,

encrypt your PDF file with a
password.
(5 minutes)
Proper Safekeeping
• After file encryption has made, it will
be properly kept in a cloud-based
storage.
• One way to keep assessment files
in a safe storage is through Google
Drive.
Proper Safekeeping

https://bit.ly/Assessm
entOutputs2021
Proper Safekeeping
Activity 2. Uploading Encrypted File

• Using the previously taught steps,

upload your encrypted file in the
Google Drive using the given link.
Proper Safekeeping

https://bit.ly/Assessm
entOutputs2021
Proper Safekeeping
Activity 2. Uploading Encrypted File

Save your encrypted PDF file in the

appropriate folder.
 SAFETY NETS IN THE
DISTRIBUTION AND
RETRIEVAL OF QUALITY
ASSURED TEST MATERIALS
 SAFETY NETS
Assessment
reliability in the new
normal is affected by
the physical absence
of the teacher or a
proctor.
SAFETY NETS
When cheating
is high,
assessment is
expected to
have low
reliability.
SAFETY NETS
There are good practices
to at least mitigate this
uncontrolled phenomena:
Good Assessment Practices in
Distance Learning

• Distributing test in multiple

sets (Miller, 2020)
• Elaborate parent’s roles in
Assessment
(UNICEF EAPRO, 2020)
SAFETY NETS
• Taking assessment as a
“social contract” (Bell, 1994)
• Utilizing medium-to-low tech
verification approach
(UNICEF EAPRO, 2020)
SAFETY NETS
• Proper accounting and
control over distributed test
materials (Bell, 1994)
ASSESSMENT ETHICS
Assessment Ethics
The validity of testing programs (Bell,
1994) is undermined by:
o inappropriate or unethical test
preparation or administration
o inappropriate use of the tests
o factors beyond the control of
schools and their personnel.
Assessment Ethics
TEST POLLUTION
Inappropriate testing
practices may
"pollute" the validity
of standardized test
(Haladyna, et al.,
1991).
How assessment be ethical?
According to Green et al. (2007), the assessment
practices that interrelate with ethics are:
• communication about grading
• multiple assessment opportunities
• fairness
• Unbiased grading practices
• Reliable test administration
• standardized test preparation
• CONFIDENTIALITY
How assessment be ethical?
CONFIDENTIALITY

Test materials must always be

confidential; key players in the
assessment process must ensure
integrity of the developed test
materials (Cirlan, 2017).
W hile the instructional engine is
propelled by test performance, its
equity and fairness depend entirely on
the degree to which the inference,
decision or description made from test
performance is correct (Madaus,
1990).
DAGHANG
SALAMAT!