Measuring Minds: The Role of Assessment in Education
Measuring Success: Strategies in Educational Testing and Assessment
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What You Will Learn!
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles and theories that underlie educational assessment.
- Explore the various purposes of assessment in education, including formative and summative assessment, diagnostic assessment, and continuous evaluation.
- Familiarize students with a range of assessment methods and tools, such as traditional tests, project-based assessments, portfolios, and performance assessments
- Examine the concepts of validity and reliability in assessment, and understand how to design assessments that are both valid and reliable.
- Investigate how assessment practices can impact teaching and learning, including their influence on instructional decisions and student motivation.
- Learn about formative assessment strategies that support ongoing feedback and student growth throughout the learning process.
Description
Welcome to the dynamic world of Educational Testing and Evaluation! This course, Measuring Minds: The Role of Assessment in Education is designed to empower educators, administrators, and instructional designers with the knowledge and skills needed to implement robust assessment strategies. By exploring key concepts in testing, measurement, and evaluation, participants will gain a deep understanding of how assessments can be purposefully designed, administered, and analyzed to enhance the learning experience.
Unit-I: Measurement and Evaluation Process
- Concept and Levels of Measurement
- Concept and Functions of Educational Evaluation
- Types of Evaluation: Placement, Formative, Diagnostic and Summative
- Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Evaluation
Unit-II: Characteristics of a Good Measuring Instrument and Norms
- Validity: Concept and Types of Validity
- Reliability: Concept and Methods of Establishing Reliability
- Relationship between Reliability and Validity
- Objectivity
- Norms: Meaning and Significance of Norms, Developmental Norms- Age Norms and Grade Norms, Within Group Norms – Percentile, Standard Score, Z-Score, T-Score and Stanine Score
Unit-III: Test Construction and Recent Trends in Testing and Evaluation
- Teacher Made and Standardised Tests
- Writing of Test Items for Objective, Short Answer and Essay Type Tests
- Steps Involved in the Standardization of an Achievement Test
- Construction of Attitude Scales by Likert and Thurston Methods
- Major Contexts of Use of Tests- Educational, Occupational, Clinical and Counseling
- Ethical and Social Considerations in Testing
- Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
- Grading, Question Bank and Use of Computer in Evaluation
Learning Outcomes:
Participants completing this course will be equipped to:
Design purposeful and effective assessments aligned with educational goals.
Analyze assessment data to inform instructional decisions and enhance teaching strategies.
Implement innovative assessment practices, including technology-driven approaches.
Ensure fairness and ethical considerations in the assessment process.
Who Should Attend!
- Bachelor Students
- Masters Students
- Educators
- PhD students
- Policy Makers