Cycle 5: Assessment & Learning
perspectives
to select & also
to educate students
Types of assessment
function
Formative assessment
formative feedback
Summative assessment & grading
e.g. DSE, final examination
e.g.self & peer assessment
result or grade is final
Norm-referenced assessment
e.g. time-honored rank order
criterion-referenced evaluation
e.g. diving test
to select
Causing insurmountable pressure for students
Backwash Effects
determined students' value by test/examination
to educate
Qualitative assessment
e,g, Authentic Assessment
e.g. Self & peer assessmnet
e.g Portfolio assessment
Assessment for learning
Definiton
Occurs throughout the learning process
make each student's understanding visible
Assessment: investigative tool to identify students' learning needs
Type
Questioning
e.g.If plants need sunlight to make food, do you think the biggest plants would grow in the desert? Why?
Moodle Discussion :
Talk Moves
Initiated with suggestion: news-clipping (assessment for learning?)
Show agreement: encourage students to read more
Encourage students read more
Accumulate knowledge
Equip students with different skills
Reflecting the limitation & disadvantages
Quality of the assessment may not be focused
News topics are selected by teachers (no autonomy for students)
Unwanted changes of students' reading habits
Decrease reading incentive
Different opinion
one group-mate suggest news-cclipping
other group-mates think of this assessment method from different perspective