Assessment of Student Learning 1
Joy C. Corres
Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
Basic Concepts in Assessment
Measurement
Assessment
Evaluation
Test
Non-Test
Measurement
Refers to the process by which the attributes or dimensions of some physical object are
determine
Process by which information about the attributes or characteristics of things are achieved
and differentiated. It implies quantitative value which can be placed in a physical
property or stating an outcome of instructions. Quantification is necessary to make the
determination or differentiation of the attribute less ambiguous and subjective.(Oriondo,
1984)
Is a process of measuring the individual’s intelligence, personality, attitudes and values,
achievement and anything that can be expressed quantitatively
It answer the question “how much”?
Reflect on these issues
Which of the formative assessment strategies
do you implement in the classroom?
Black and William (1998) recommend:
"Frequent short tests are better than infrequent
long ones." Do you agree? Why or why not?