PEP - ASSESSMENT 2 TASKS

ACTIVITY 1
Elaborate your response to these essay items.
1. Like a doctor finding out why a patient has fallen ill, teachers look out for
signs of their students not understanding what was taught and why. But
with so many “patients” to be diagnosed in a class, how can assessment
help teachers in this aspect? Elaborate. (10 points)

Assessment is a way of discovering a learner’s strength and

weaknesses. Giving them activities can be very helpful to gain insight
into their learning strengths and needs. Assessment will provide the
teacher as well as the learner with an in-depth understanding of how
he/she is performing across areas of cognitive and academic functioning
in order to help clarify specifically where they are struggling. Once
identified, accommodations and modifications can be provided thru an
Individualized Program Plan, which aims to meet the learner’s specific
needs in the classroom. This may include additional time and specific
educational strategies that utilize the learner’s natural learning strengths
and support areas of concern. Direct instruction with repetition and
guided practice is recommended across school settings.

2. The paradigm shift in assessment has posed a challenge to various

stakeholders. Who are these affected stakeholders? How are they
supposed to respond to the change in perspectives on assessment? (Give
at least 3 stakeholders.) (10 points)

3. Identify the best assessment that could be used as input to come up with
a sound decision. Include the type of decision wherein the results of
assessment will be used. Justify your proposed assessment. (20 points)
a. “Based on the previous school year’s data, particularly the new
enrollees, there were students (since they have different
backgrounds) who cannot cope well in the general basic subjects
particularly English and Mathematics. In preparation for the
coming school year, the administration mandated the Academic
team to improve the situation and plan a program that will help
the students improve their skills in those subjects.”

Diagnostic assessment can help benchmark student progress. One

unique way of delivering diagnostic assessment is to use a game-
based learning platform that engage students. Quiz bees and
 mathematics quizzes against other year level will motivate learners
to study harder to gain points.

b. “The school received an invitation to join an international

competition in the field of Mathematics. In the invitation, the
organizer asked for five representatives from the school a week
after the letter of invitation was received, since there will be an
orientation and coaching schedules. The VP for Academic Affairs
endorsed the said invitation to the Subject Area Coordinator (SAC).
What should be the next step(s) to be undertaken by the SAC?
ACTIVITY 2
Submit a sample performance task you have already given to your
students this school year. Analyze the task by specifying the GRASPS
components. Fill in this template. (30 points)

Task Components
Your Performance Task
Goal of the task (include course outcomes assessed)
Role (Real-life character played by students)
Audience (Real-life character played by the teacher)
Situation/Scenario
Product/Performance (include specifications of output)
Standards (Rubric for Scoring)

ACTIVITY 3
Construct an analytic rubric for evaluating a student portfolio in a particular
subject you are teaching with the following elements: (30 points)
1. Cover Letter
2. Table of Contents
3. Introduction
4. Entries
 5. Reflections
6. Summative Statements
7. Appendices
ACTIVITY 4
1. How are you gathering data on your students' prior knowledge? How are
you using that data to change your instructional plans for individual
students (or groups)? (10 points)
2. How are you providing opportunities for all students to be successful in
your classroom? How are you showing your confidence in all your
students? (10 points)
3. How do you make sure all your students are asked meaningful, higher-
level questions? (5 points)
4. How are you teaching your students to self-scaffold? (5 points)
5. Create a performance task observing the GRASPS model that will assess
this particular course outcome: Design appropriate assessment tools as
part of the mathematics learning process.
Scoring Criteria: Completeness - 5 points; Creativity - 5 points;
Alignment of Task and Outcome - 10 points