Staff Development Workshop Assessment FOR Learning Assessment OF Learning

MOHAN Joseph Bernard Aug 2014

Workshop Outline

Summing Up

Group

Presentation

Group Task

Plenary

To reflect on the role of Summative &

Formative assessments in moving learning forward

To design suitable Summative and Formative assessments to match

CILOs

Outline of Plenary Goal of Assessment

Assessment Myths

Summative Vs.

Formative

Exemplar

Good Practices

Let's set the ball rolling...

What format will you use to assess your class of Year-1 students?

A. An individual research project (3000 words)

B. A multiple-choice test and two presentations

C. An 2000 word assignment and a final 2-hour exam

D. A portfolio comprising a reflective journal, two reports and artifact

Link between: Learning,, Content & teaching activities

Gathering + Interpreting Evidence = Learning

Where S are? Where S need to

go? How best to get

there?

CONCLUSION? Basic GOAL of assessment:

To improve learning To inform teaching

To help students achieve success

How Learning

Assessed?

Key driver of

Learning

Right assessment

task?

What are you trying to assess!=

Do they motivate learners

Innovative tasks

Interesting tasks

Outline of Plenary

Assessment Myths

Summative Vs.

Formative

Exemplar

Good Practices

What's the difference?

Formative assessment vs.

Summative assessment

Formative Summative

What Assessment FOR learning

Assessment OF learning

Purpose Improve learning & teaching

Measure of competency

When

On-going End of course

How used by S Learn thru feedback & practice Grades

Formative Summative

How used by TDiagnostic, Check

understanding, gaps, misconceptions

Grades, Ranking

StakeLow

Errors leads to understanding

(Remedial)

High Error no longer

instructs, but punishes

ExamplesAsking Qs

Main points of lecture Learning from Mistakes Early course evaluation

Final Exam Mid term

Paper Project

Formative

Summative

How often you use both?

Formative & Summative Assessments

A. Almost always B. From time to time C. Once in a blue moon D. Never

Teachers often forget that the

process of learning is the

destination.

Formative assessment allows us to see

what students know and

don't know without the assessment

being graded

Both are ways to assess

Both to be used to enhance learning &

success

Both used for feedback

Future lesson plan

Sum

mat

ive

Form

ativ

e

Outline of Plenary

Assessment Myths

Exemplar

Good Practices

Assessment Myths

It is testing, testing, testing, testing.

An exercise about what students

do & don't know

Asking trick

questions

Includes student

disposition &

behaviors

Outline of Plenary Exemplar

Good Practices

Determining what students

know, understand &

can do

Students knowing why the learning is

important & how assessed

Giving specific,

respectful, timely

feedback

Authentic assessments

Outline of Plenary Exemplar

Interview & analyze data

Creating ad for a newly learnt concept

The best answer is a good question

Making a Twitter post

Visually representing new knowledge

Students working on the post of peers

Moving Learning Forward

MotivationAssessment

Emphasizes: Progress +

Achievement

Feedback: Specific,

respectful, & constructive

Negative comments, comparison with others

Enhance Learning &

Performance

?

Gr!p Work

Group of 5 30 minsHandouts

Abridged Form 2B

Presentation 7-10 mins (Justify)

Design 1-2 key

Summative & Formative ATs

Questions?