Name: Karen Crystel L.

Apostol
Direction: Answer the following questions and fill in the tables below.
Format: Times New Roman; 12; single space, short bond paper, soft copy, word
document format
Deadline: Friday; April 17, 2020; 12:00 noon
NOTE: Please submit the output in WORD DOCUMENT FORMAT and attach the
rubric at the end of the output.
I. Essential Questions
1. What is an assessment?
Assessment is an integral part of instruction, as it determines whether
the goals of education are being met. Assessment affects decisions about
grades, placement, advancement, instructional needs, curriculum, and, in
some cases, funding. 
2. What are the four principles of assessment?
These are the four (4) principles of assessment:
 Principle of Reliability- refers to the consistency of the interpretation of
evidence and the consistency of assessment outcomes;
 Principle of Fairness- when the assessment process is clearly
understood by candidates and agreed by both assessors and candidates and
when candidates’ needs, and characteristics are addressed;
 Principle of Flexibility- involves consideration of the various needs of the
parties involved in the assessment process; and,
 Principle of Validity- means that the assessment process assesses what it
claims to assess.
3. What is the importance of assessment in teaching science?
Assessment is important in teaching science because it is an effective tool for
knowing the expectations of the science education system. Its practices and
policies provide operational definitions of what is important to assess. For
example, the use of extended inquiry for an assessment task signals what students
should learn, how teachers teach, and what resources to be utilized

II. Create a matrix discussing the grading system in Science from grades 1-12.
Grade 1-3 Grade 4-10 Grade 11 & 12
Uses a standard- Uses a standard- Uses a standard-
What is the DepEd and competency- and competency- and competency-
K to 12 grading based grading based grading based grading
system? system. These are system. These are system. These are
found in the found in the found in the
curriculum guides. curriculum guides. curriculum guides.
All grades will be All grades will be All grades will be
 based on the based on the based on the
weighted raw score weighted raw score weighted raw score
of the learners’ of the learners’ of the learners’
summative summative summative
assessments. The assessments. The assessments. The
minimum grade minimum grade minimum grade
needed to pass a needed to pass a needed to pass a
specific learning specific learning specific learning
area is 60, which is area is 60, which is area is 60, which is
transmuted to 75 in transmuted to 75 in transmuted to 75 in
the report card. The the report card. The the report card. The
lowest mark that lowest mark that lowest mark that
can appear on the can appear on the can appear on the
report card is 60 for report card is 60 for report card is 60 for
Quarterly Grades Quarterly Grades Quarterly Grades
and Final Grades. and Final Grades. and Final Grades.
-Learners from -Learners from -Learners from
Grades 1 to 12 are Grades 1 to 12 are Grades 1 to 12 are
graded on Written graded on Written graded on Written
Work, Performance Work, Performance Work, Performance
Tasks, and Tasks, and Tasks, and
Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly
Assessment every Assessment every Assessment every
quarter. These three quarter. These three quarter. These three
are given specific are given specific are given specific
percentage weights percentage weights percentage weights
that vary according that vary according that vary according
to the nature of the to the nature of the to the nature of the
learning area. learning area. learning area.

How to Compute -Grades from all -Grades from all -Grades from all
for Final Grades student work are student work are student work are
and General added up added up added up
Average in DepEd
K to 12 Grading -The sum for each -The sum for each -The sum for each
System component is component is component is
converted to the converted to the converted to the
Percentage Score. Percentage Score. Percentage Score.

-Percentage Scores -Percentage Scores -Percentage Scores

are then converted are then converted are then converted
to Weighted Scores to Weighted Scores to Weighted Scores
to show the to show the to show the
importance of each importance of each importance of each
component in component in component in
 promoting learning promoting learning promoting learning
in the different in the different in the different
subjects. subjects. subjects.

-The sum of the -The sum of the -The sum of the

Weighted Scores in Weighted Scores in Weighted Scores in
each component is each component is each component is
the Initial Grade. the Initial Grade. the Initial Grade.

-The Quarterly -The Quarterly -The Quarterly

Grade for each Grade for each Grade for each
learning area is learning area is learning area is
written in the report written in the report written in the report
card of the student. card of the student. card of the student.

-The average of the -The average of the -The two quarters

How are grades Quarterly Grades Quarterly Grades determine the Final
computed at the (QG) produces the (QG) produces the Grade in a
end of the school Final Grade. Final Grade. semester. 
year? - The General - The General
Average is Average is
computed by computed by
dividing the sum of dividing the sum of
all final grades by all final grades by
the total number of the total number of
learning areas. learning areas.
Each learning area Each learning area
has equal weight. has equal weight.
- The Final Grade - The Final Grade
in each learning in each learning
area and the area and the
General Average General Average
are reported as are reported as
whole numbers.  whole numbers. 
The summary of The summary of The summary of
How is the learner progress is learner progress is learner progress is
learner’s progress shown quarterly to shown quarterly to shown quarterly to
reported? parents and parents and parents and
guardians through a guardians through a guardians through a
parent-teacher parent-teacher parent-teacher
conference, in conference, in conference, in
which the report which the report which the report
 card is discussed. card is discussed. card is discussed.
-Final Grade of at -Final Grade of at -Final Grade of at
How are learners least 75 in all least 75 in all least 75 in all
promoted or learning areas; learning areas; learning areas in a
retained at the end Promoted to the Promoted to the semester; Can
of the school year? next grade level next grade level proceed to the next
-Did Not Meet -Did Not Meet semester
Expectations in not Expectations in not -Did not Meet
more than two more than two Expectations in a
learning areas; learning areas; prerequisite subject
Must pass remedial Must pass remedial in a learning area;
classes for learning classes for learning Must pass remedial
areas with failing areas with failing classes for failed
mark to be mark to be competencies in the
promoted to the promoted to the subject before
next grade level. next grade level. being allowed to
Otherwise the Otherwise the enroll in the higher-
learner is retained learner is retained level subject
in the same grade in the same grade -Did Not Meet
level. level. Expectations in any
- Did Not Meet - Did Not Meet subject or learning
Expectations in Expectations in area at the end of
three or more three or more the semester; Must
learning areas; learning areas; pass remedial
Retained in the Retained in the classes for failed
same grade level same grade level competencies in the
-Must pass all subjects or learning
learning areas in areas to be allowed
the Elementary; to enroll in the next
Earn the semester.
Elementary Otherwise the
Certificate & learner must retake
Promoted to Junior the subjects failed.
High School -Must pass all
-Must pass all subjects or learning
learning areas in areas in Senior
the Junior High High School; Earn
School; Earn the the Senior High
Junior High School School Certificate
Certificate &
Promoted to Senior
High School
III. Fill in the Table

ASSESSMENT METHOD IN TEACHING SCIENCE

Assessment Advantage Disadvantage Purpose

Method
1. Peer  It focuses student The set-up needs Its purpose is to let
Assessment attention on what is careful consideration students assess each
important because it is to be effective. other. They have the
guided with a rubric. liberty to give points
and comments with their
classmates’ works with
the help of rubrics
provided by the teacher.

2. Summative In making a There is the risk that Its purpose is to measure

Assessment summative science teachers will the level of success that
assessment, science prioritize the has been obtained by the
teachers prioritize measurement over students at the end of an
reliability and the aspects they instructional unit.
validity of the tools. want to develop.

3. Diagnostic The misconception is It can cause anxiety Its purpose is to get to

Assessment clarified before the for students who are know the students’
commencement of unaware of this kit. strengths, weaknesses
class. and the skills and
knowledge they possess
before taking the
instruction.

4. Formative It provides immediate It is time-consuming Its purpose is to present

Assessment feedback. and requires a measure to both the
resources. students and instructor
and find them where
they stay in their course
 of study.

5. Norm- It can provide The reference group Its purpose is to

referenced information on how an may not represent compare a student’s
Assessment individual's the current performance against an
performance on population of average norm.
the test compares to interest.
others in
the reference group.

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EXCELLENT SATISFACTORY IMPROVING

CRITERIA POINTS
(10) (9) (8)

CONTENT The information Some of the Most of the

presented is information is information is
-accuracy of
relevant and relevant but vague. nonessential and
information
factual. vague.

ORGANIZATION The parts of the At least one (1) Two (2) or more
output possess part of the output parts of the
-coherence of
unity of thought does not show output do not
thought
and consistency. coherence. show coherence.

MECHANICS The output is The output has at The output has

free from any least one (1) two (2) or more
-grammar
unnecessary unnecessary error. unnecessary
-spelling errors. errors.

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