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HPGD2303
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
MAY 2022 SEMESTER
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SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION
5. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.
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ASSIGNMENT QUESTION
PURPOSE:
The assignment allows you to demonstrate your knowledge and competency in planning,
designing, preparing, administering, and appraising the effectiveness of a test paper
consisting of three short-answer essay questions.
There are FOUR (4) tasks for this course assignment in Part I. The details of the tasks are
presented below:
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Note: C1 – Knowledge, C2 – Comprehension, C3 – Application, C4 – Analysis, C5 –
Synthesis, C6 - Evaluation
Provide a description of the Table of Specifications, focusing on the selection of the topics
to be assessed, the hours of interaction for each topic, the choice of the assessment
method, and the choice of the cognitive complexity levels.
In your description, explain why the three topics are selected for assessment, why you are
using short-answer essay questions to assess the topics, why you have distributed the
hours of interaction in such a manner, and why you have chosen the three levels of
cognitive complexity.
Refer to Topic 3 Planning the Classroom Test for the explanation of the Table of
Specifications. Refer to Topic 2 What to Assess, Section 2.3 p. 24 – 27, for the explanation
of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive domain.
Write a commentary on the test you have developed. In your commentary, you should
explain the criteria including the cognitive complexity levels you have used in constructing
each essay question.
Refer to Topic 5 Constructing Essay Questions, Section 5.7 for the guidelines for
constructing essay questions.
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TASK IV: Item Analysis and Interpretation (10 marks)
Administer the short-answer essay questions as test items to a group of students (about
30 students). After the test, mark the students’ responses using the marking schemes you
have prepared in Task II, conduct an item analysis on each essay question and interpret
the results. Based on the results, comment on the overall effectiveness of the test paper.
Refer to Topic 9 Appraising Classroom Tests and Item Analysis, Section 9.5 for the
application of Item Analysis on Essay type questions.
Submission Guidelines
1. Your assignment should be typed on A4 paper using 12-point Times New Roman
and 1.5 spacing
2. All assignment documents, including tables and charts, should be appropriately
labelled.
3. Assignment contents to be submitted are:
4. Attach FIVE (5) copies of marked answer scripts as appendices, one from each
performance level (i.e. Good and Poor).
Discuss the following topic(s) in the forum and submit proof of your participation in the
online discussions:
Question 1:
Give examples of projects you have included or can include in the teaching and evaluation
of your subject area.
Question 2:
Performance assessments have also been seen as a way to shape teachers’ approaches to
instruction, ensuring that it is focused on the development of higher-order skills, rather
than rote memorisation. Do you agree? Justify your answer.
Question 3:
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Discuss the similarities and differences between rubrics, checklists, and rating scales with
examples.
[Total: 10 marks]
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ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HPGD2303 EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT / MAY 2022
PART I (50 MARKS)
Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
*QN CLO Weight
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
TASK 3 Table of Specifications (TOC) and 3.75 TOC is very well TOC is well- TOC is fairly well – TOC is poorly Unsatisfactory/ 15
I description constructed with all constructed with most constructed with some constructed with most no response.
the relevant details of the relevant details of the relevant details of the relevant details
very clearly presented. clearly presented. fairly clearly presented. missing or vaguely
presented.
The description is very The description is clear The description is fairly The description is hardly
clear and detailed, and detailed, focusing clear and detailed, clear and detailed with
focusing on the choice on the choice of topics, focusing on the choice of little focus on the choice
of topics, the hours of the hours of topics, the hours of of topics, the hours of
interaction, the interaction, the interaction, the interaction, the
assessment method, assessment method, assessment method, and assessment method, and
and the complexity and the complexity the complexity levels. the complexity levels.
levels. levels.
TASK 3 Test Paper and Commentary 3.75 All relevant elements Most relevant Some relevant elements Few relevant elements Unsatisfactory/ 15
II are included in the elements are included are included in the Test are included in the Test no response.
Test Paper. in the Test Paper. Paper. Paper.
Essay questions are Essay questions are Essay questions are fairly Essay questions are
very well constructed well constructed with well constructed with poorly constructed with
with no errors. few errors. some errors. numerous errors.
The explanation of the Explanation of the The explanation of the Explanation of criteria
criteria adhered to is criteria adhered to is criteria adhered to is adhered to is rather
very clear and very clear and well fairly clear and fairly well sketchy and not well
well presented. presented. presented. presented.
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TASK 3 The Marking Scheme 2.5 Very well constructed, Well constructed, with Poorly constructed, Very poorly constructed, Unsatisfactory/ 10
III free from error, and some errors but numerous errors but with lots of errors, and no response.
consistent with the consistent with the fairly consistent with the hardly consistent with
requirements of the requirements of the requirements of the the requirements of the
essay question. essay question. essay question. essay question.
Very clear explanation Clear explanation of Fairly clear explanation A vague explanation of
of marking scheme marking scheme with of marking scheme but the marking scheme
with lots of details. some details. lacks details. with hardly any details.
Justifications are Justifications are Justifications are fairly Justifications are hardly
strongly supported by supported by relevant supported by relevant supported by relevant
relevant research research evidence & research evidence & research evidence &
evidence & experts’ experts’ views. experts’ views. experts’ views.
views.
Clear explanation of Fairly clear explanation A vague explanation of
Very clear explanation justifications with of justifications but lacks justifications without
of justifications with some details. details. any details.
lots of details.
Justifications are Justifications are fairly Justifications are hardly
Justifications are supported by relevant supported by relevant supported by relevant
strongly supported by research evidence & research evidence & research evidence &
relevant research experts’ views. experts’ views. experts’ views.
evidence & experts’
views.
TASK 3 Item analysis and interpretation 2.5 All analyses are Most analyses are Some analyses are Few analyses are Unsatisfactory/ 10
IV correctly done and correctly done and correctly done and correctly done and no response.
properly presented. properly presented. properly presented. properly presented.
All interpretations are Most interpretations Some interpretations are Few interpretations are
accurate. are accurate. accurate. accurate.
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PART II: ONLINE DISCUSSION PARTICIPATION (10 MARKS)
Question 1: Quality All five comments Three or four of the One or two of the None of the No postings were
Give examples of projects of 2.5 are good, comments are good, comments are comments are good given as proof of 10
you have included or can Postings appropriate, appropriate, somewhat good, and relevant. / participation in the
include in the teaching and relevant, relevant, meaningful appropriate, Comments are short discussion
evaluation of your subject Affective meaningful, and and meaningful and responses that are not
area. Domain respectful respectful respectful substantial nor
(A3) meaningful. Minimum
Question 2: effort (e.g. “I agree
Performance assessments with Tina”)
have also been seen as a
way to shape teachers’
approaches to instruction,
ensuring that it is focused
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on the development of
higher-order skills, rather
than rote memorisation.
Do you agree? Justify your
answer.
Question 3:
Discuss the similarities and
differences between
rubrics, checklists, and
rating scales with
examples.