Section 1.

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Concepts and Relevance of Assessment

Pretest.

Rectify the following misconceptions. Explain in two or three sentences why they are
incorrect.

1. Assessment and evaluation are one and the same.

Evaluation and assessment are both used to review the performance of an individual but
these two terms are used in a completely different context. When we say assessment, it is an
ongoing process done to understand, review and improve the performance of someone or
something through objective measurements and observation and is process-oriented which
focuses on improving the process, evaluation, on the other hand is more on a final process done
to judge the performance being manifested and is product-oriented which focuses on the quality
of the process. To sum it up, assessment’s findings shows areas that need improvement while
evaluation’s findings shows the overall score.

2. Assessment is completed once every grading period.

Every grading period, assessment is precisely not completed as what its goal shows that
assessment aims for student-learning improvement which means that assessment doesn’t end
through just simply grading. Assessment is deeper than grading as it searches for possible ways
on how to improve educational practices.

3. Assessment is one-way.
Assessment is not one way wherein teachers simply give feedback on students’ works.
The most effective thing to do is to initiate a dialogue between the student on what he/she
learned about the topic and the teacher assessing the areas that need to be emphasize. With this
two-way assessment, teachers can identify the learner’s progress and can have a very active
class, giving student a voice to express their learning.
4. Assessment is ultimately for grading purposes.
Assessment is ultimately not for grading purposes only though teachers use this to grade
student’s knowledge but as I said earlier it is not ultimately for grading purposes only.
Assessment helps teachers to determine whether the goals of education are being met, unfolding
the areas where the students have misunderstanding of a certain topic so it is not really for
grading purposes only but for improvement of the student’s performances.

5. Student’s work should always be given a grade or mark.

Grades and mark are important are they serve as the evaluation on the student’s
performance in learning. However, I want to emphasize that it is not grade or mark that should
always be given to student’s work but a feedback or comment which recommend for
improvement and encouragement.
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Meaningful Assessment

As a college student, you underwent several assessments in basic education. Recall from
your own personal experience an assessment that you think was truly meaningful to you. Explain
why it is so. Explain the nature and purpose of that particular assessment.

Based on my personal experience, I think summative assessment is truly meaningful to

me as it measures my overall comprehension at the end of a lesson. With this assessment, the
teacher might give a mid-term exam, chapter test or a final project that assess the overall learning
the student have. I choose this since it gives me a chance to review the lesson and clarify the
areas that I have lack of understanding or it gives a chance to study so I can answer the test with
less mistakes. Another thing is that, I am not a fast learner kind of student, like I need to do a
self-study and evaluate what part of the lesson I need to focus on. Through summative
assessment, I have a plenty of time to review and reread the concepts unlike formative
assessment wherein the teacher tests the understanding of the student right after discussing the
lesson.

Posttest
A. Teaching-Learning Activity: Summarize key information (in bullet form) about measurement,
assessment, test and evaluation. Sample statements and questions are given.

KEYPOINTS CLARIFICATION OF STICKING POINTS

Measurement

 Measurement serves as the determiner of

the quantity of achievement of learners  What is the role of measurement in
by means of appropriate measuring teaching?
instruments.
Assessment

 Assessment provides feedbacks to student

about their level of performance, evaluate
student’s progress, and enables student to  Why assessment is essential in
self-evaluate about their performance. education?
Test

 Test are form assessment tools as they  Why does test considered a form of
provide information about the learner and assessment tools?
 his/her achievement.
Evaluation

 Evaluation is the process of using the  Is evaluation important in assessment?

measurements gathered in the
assessments.

B. Venn Diagram
Compare and contrast the concepts of measurement, assessment, testing and evaluation
through a Venn Diagram.

MEASUREMENT
is all about the numbers and
being able to quantify the
performance or the abilities.

 processes that are play a key role in

used to provide informing
information about educators’
ASSESSMENT
the student’s practice in
EVALUATION classrooms, and
performance of
students’ used to determine
achievement
understanding of student’s learning
assists with using the their own needs, monitor their
data and information learning progress and
ESSENTIAL
to judge quality of a examine their
METHODS USED
performance or IN EDUCATION performance against
course of action identified student
and provide closure Results of this learning outcomes
provide and is ongoing.
process
information about
informs the
the learner and
students’
his/her
development
achievements.
TESTING

method intended to
measure students’