ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
                                                                   DETAILED SYLLABUS
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BASICS OF ASSESSMENT
Meaning and definitions – Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation – Role of assessment in
learning- as learning, for learning, and of learning – Formative and Summative assessment – purpose of assessment -Principles of assessment practices – Principles related to selection of methods for assessment, collection of assessment information, judging and scoring of students’ performance, summarization and interpretation of results, reporting of assessment findings.
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ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING IN CLASSROOM
Student evaluation in transmission-reception (Behaviourist) model of education- drawbacks – Changing assessment practices- Assessment in Constructivist approach – Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation- Projects, Seminars, Assignments, Portfolios; Grading – Types of assessment- practice based, evidence based, performance based, examination based – Practices of Assessment dialogue, Feedback through marking, peer and self –assessment.
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Name of the Topic
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TOOLS & TECHNIQUES FOR CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT AND ISSUES
Tools &techniques for classroom assessment: Observation, self-reporting, anecdotal records, check lists, rating scale, types of tests – rubrics- meaning and importance – assessment tools for affective domain- attitude scales, motivation scales- Interest inventory – Types of test items-Principles for constructing test items. Major issues-commercialization of assessment, poor test quality, domain dependency, measurement issues, system issues – reforms in assessment: Open book and online – examinations.
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ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL
Differentiated Assessment – Culturally Responsive Assessment – Use of tests for learner appraisal – Achievement test, Diagnostic test – Construction of scoring key – Marking scheme – question wise analysis – Quality of a good test – Ensuring fairness in assessment – Assessment for enhancing confidence in learning – Assessing the disabled and performance outcomes of diverse learners -Assessment and feedback – Process of feedback.
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Name of the Topic
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PREVALENT PRACTICES OF ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING OF QUANTITATIVE DATA
Drawbacks of Present Assessment System – Assessment for Better Learning, Confident learning and creative learners – Reflective journal – Students portfolio. Interpreting and reporting quantitative Data – Measures of central tendency, Measures of dispersion and correlation – graphs and diagrams.