PE 5: Assessment of Learning
Course Description: This objective of this course is to develop among students the understanding of concept of evaluation and assessment, use of quantitative and qualitative tools of evaluation, new trends in assessment and to develop necessary skills to compute basic statistical estimates.
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Contents |
Learning Objectives |
Teaching Guidelines |
Methodology |
Time |
1 |
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To cover Concept of Assessment, Measurement, Evaluation and Examination; Need for Assessment and Evaluation; Importance and Principles of Assessment; Difference between Assessment, Measurement, Evaluation and Examination |
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4 Hrs |
2 |
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To cover Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation: Need, Relevance, Implementation, Procedure and Problems |
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4 Hrs |
3 |
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To cover vision of NCF 2005 on Assessment for Learning |
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2 Hrs |
4 |
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To cover role of teacher in Assessment for Learning |
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3 Hrs |
5 |
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To cover characteristics of good measuring tools and factors affecting them; Reliability and Validity of Tools |
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4 Hrs |
6 |
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To cover Formative (Assessment for Learning) and Summative (Assessment of Learning); Quantitative and Qualitative assessment |
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4 Hrs |
7 |
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To cover Quantitative evaluation: Written, Oral and Practical (Covering all three domains of learning- Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor); Qualitative evaluation: Observation, Introspection, Projection and Sociometry; Self-assessment and Feedback |
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8 Hrs |
8 |
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To cover Objective Type Test; Subjective Type Test |
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3 Hrs |
9 |
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To cover Semester System, Grading System, Credit system; Online Examination System, Question Bank, Open Book System; |
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5 Hrs |
10 |
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To cover Flexibility in Examination, Exam on Demand; Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching for Qualitative Assessment |
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4 Hrs |
11 |
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Using ICT for Innovation in Examination: Administration and Execution |
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3 Hrs |
12 |
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To cover Assessment at different stages; Design and Conduct of Assessment; Curricular Areas that can’t be Tested for Marks |
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4 Hrs |
13 |
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To cover Meaning, Need and Importance of Statistics in Evaluation |
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2 Hrs |
14 |
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To cover Graphical Presentation of Data: Histogram, Frequency Polygon and Phi-Charts; Scales of Measurement |
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4 Hrs |
15 |
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To cover Measures of Central Tendency: Mean Median and Mode; Measures of Variability: Range, Quartile Deviation and Standard Deviation; Normal Probability Curve: Concept and Characteristics; Co-efficient of Correlation: Spearman’s Rank Difference Method Percentile and Percentile Rank |
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10 Hrs |