The course ‘BES-127 Assessment for Learning’ is one of the core courses studied in the second year of IGNOU B.Ed. programme. The Course is developed as per the NCTE Regulations, 2014. The course consists of four blocks comprising 16 modules. The Course deals with important components of assessment and evaluation. The knowledge and understanding about various aspects of learner’s assessment and their application for classroom teaching-learning processes addressed in this course will help both the learners and the teachers. The emerging perspective of assessment like the constructivist perspective of learning and assessment has been discussed in this course. The concepts of ‘assessment of learning’ and ‘assessment for learning’ are also elaborated in the course in the context of assessment practices in schools. This course also discusses the skills and competencies required for selecting, developing and organizing assessment strategies in the teaching-learning process. The course also addresses the use of statistical techniques for analyzing and interpreting learner’s performance in the schools.
Overview
Syllabus
Week
Module
Text in PDF form
Video Lessons
Week-1
Module-1 Concept and Purpose of Evaluation
Concept and Purpose of Evaluation
Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation: Basic Concepts and Relationships
Assessment for Enhancing Learning
Week-2
Module-2
Perspectives of Assessment
Perspectives of Assessment
Perspectives of Assessment (Behaviourist, Cognitivist and Constructivist)
Assessment of Learning (AOL) and Assessment for Learning (AFL)
Week-3
Module-3
Approaches to Evaluation
Approaches to Evaluation
Approaches to Evaluation (Placement, Formative, Diagnostic and Summative)
Norm Referenced and Criterion Referenced Evaluation
Week-4
Module-4
Issues, Concerns and Trends in Assessment and Evaluation
Issues, Concerns and Trends in Assessment and Evaluation
Issues and Concerns in Assessment and Evaluation
Recent Trends in Assessment and Evaluation
Week-5
Module-5
Techniques of Assessment and Evaluation
Techniques of Assessment and Evaluation
Techniques of Assessment and Evaluation (Part-1)
Techniques of Assessment and Evaluation (Part-2)
Week-6
Module-6
Criteria of a Good Tool
Criteria of a Good Tool
Self-made and Standardised Tools: Concepts Differences
Reliability as a Criteria of an Effective Tool
Validity as a Criteria of an Effective Tool
Week-7
Module-7
Tools for Assessment and Evaluation
Tools for Assessment and Evaluation
Tests – Concepts, Types and Uses
Tools – Concepts, Types and Uses
Week-8
Module-8
ICT Based Assessment and Evaluation
ICT Based Assessment and Evaluation
Use of ICT in various Types of Assessment and Evaluation
Online and E-Examination
Use of E-Portfolio and E-Rubrics in Assessment
Use of ICT tools for Preparing Tests and Analysing Results
Week-9
Module-9
Teacher Made Achievement Tests
Teacher Made Achievement Tests
Concept and Types of Teacher Made Achievement Test (TMAT)
Construction of Teacher Made Achievement Test (TMAT)
Administration, Scoring, Recording and Reporting of Test Scores
Week-10
Module-10
Identification of Learning Gaps and Corrective Measures
Identification of Learning Gaps and Corrective Measures
Self, Peer and Group Observation Techniques for Assessment
Characteristics and Functions of Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Testing and Remediation – Areas, Role of Teacher and Strategies
Week-11
Module-11
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation: Concepts and Functions
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation in Scholastic and Co-scholastic Areas
Week-12
Module-12
Tabulation and Graphical Presentation of Data
Tabulation and Graphical Presentation of Data
Meaning, Nature and Organisation of Data
Graphical Representation of Data
Scales of Measurement
Week-13
Module-13
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Central Tendency
Mean and Its Uses
Median and Its Uses
Mode and Its Uses
Week-14
Module-14
Measures of Dispersion
Measures of Dispersion
Percentile and Percentile Rank – Calculation and Interpretation
Quartile Deviation and Its Interpretation
Mean Deviation and Its Interpretation
Standard Deviation and Its Interpretation
Week-15
Module-15
Correlation: Importance and Interpretation
Correlation: Importance and Interpretation
Spearman’s Rank Difference Coefficient of Correlation (ρ)
Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation (r)
Week-16
Module-16
Nature of Distribution and Its Interpretation
Nature of Distribution and Its Interpretation
Normal Probability Curve – Concept and Characteristics
Applications of Normal Probability Curve (Part -1)
Applications of Normal Probability Curve (Part -2)
Taught by
Dr. Niradhar Dey
