Educational Assessment and Evaluation

Course Outline
MPhil Education
Unit 1- Introduction
i. Definition of terms related to Assessment and Evaluation
ii. Purpose of measurement, Assessment and Evaluation in Education
iii. Components of Classroom Assessment
iv. Relation between Instruction and Assessment
v. Basic Competencies That All Teachers Must Master
Unit 2- Educational Objectives
i. Types of Objectives w.r.t. Scope
a. (Aims, Goals, Objectives)
ii. Writing Specific Objectives Effectively
iii. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
iv. Integrating Objectives with Assessment
(Table of Specification)
Unit 3- Measurement Methods and Techniques
i. Types of Objective Test Items
ii. Writing Specific Types of Items
iii. Types of Essay Tests
iv. Guidelines for Writing Essay Test Items
v. Scoring Essay Items
Unit 4- Appraising Achievement Tests
i. Item Difficulty Index
ii. Item Discrimination
iii. Reliability
iv. Validity
Unit 5- Test Scores and Norms
i. Raw Score
ii. Norm Referenced Score Interpretations
iii. Criterion Referenced Score Interpretations
iv. Qualitative Description of Scores
Unit 6- Assessing Students’ Progress during Instructions
i. Formative Assessment
ii. Informal Observation
iii. Oral Questioning
iv. More Assessment Strategies
(Homework, In-class Assignments, Quiz)
 v. Effective Feedback
Unit 7- Assessing Students with Special Needs
i. Identification of Students’ Special Needs
ii. Common Learning Deficits
iii. Teaching Students with Learning Deficits
iv. Assessment Problems Encountered by Students with Special Needs
v. Accommodations in Assessment, Grading and Reporting
Unit 8- Assessing Affective Traits and Dispositions
i. Observational Techniques
ii. Project Techniques
iii. Self-Report
Unit 9- Contemporary Techniques of Assessment
i. Performance Assessment
ii. Portfolio
iii. Aptitude Test
Unit 10- Teachers’ Self-Assessment and Accreditation
i. Teachers Self-Assessment
ii. National Professional Standards for Teachers
iii. Institutional Self-Assessment
iv. Accreditation