3. Assessment
⚫is mainly concerned with the collection of
information regarding the effectiveness of
the teaching methodology in relation to
the attainment of learning objectives.
7. 1. To Appraise Achievement
⚫Evidence to show how well the students
understood the concepts or how well the
desired behavior and attitude will be
gathered.
8. 2. To Help Identify the Students'
Learning Effectiveness
⚫The students' strengths and weaknesses
can be discovered through some
assessment procedure. Their
manipulative skills or level of
comprehension can be assessed so as to
undertake necessary revisions in the
methodology and instructional materials
used.
9. 3. To Determine the Effectiveness
of Teaching Strategies
4. To serve as guide in the choice
of appropriate assessment tools,
thus enhancing the teacher's
decision making.
11. 1. Administering Pencil-and-
Paper Tests
⚫This is also termed as assessment
objective. Objective tests like multiple
choice items, completion type, and
matching items are easy to construct and
score. Essay tests that call for
explanations or illustrations of principles
take more time to check but are good
means of assessing the kind of learning or
changes in behavior that has taken place.
12. 2. Analyzing Work
Products
This is like wise called product assessment.
this involves a meticulous examination of
work results such as:
◦ a design of a laboratory set-up to do
an experiment
◦ collections prepared as a
culminating activity
◦ accomplished records of data found in
laboratory manuals
13. ⚫projects submitted at the end of a unit
⚫notebooks containing all assignments for
the month
⚫scrapbook with clippings,
photographs, and news.
⚫special reports written for a
particular topic
14. 3. Oral Assessment
This may take the form of oral questioning
which can be in the form of open ended
and divergent questions. It includes:
⚫Participation in class discussions
⚫Interviews
⚫Oral reports
15. 4. Observing Formally and
Informally the Students' Attitude
and Behaviors
⚫ These are also called affective
assessment observations on actual
behavior exhibited and recorded in the
form of qualitative expressions. Informal
behavior can be assessed from remarks,
comments or inquiries. Special interest
can be recorded as examples of anecdotal
records. Checklists and attitude scales can
likewise assess attitude and values being
developed.
16. 5. Performance-Based Assessment
⚫ Proficiency in performing some science
process such as measuring, inferring, and
controlling variables can be tested
through on the spot observations while
conducting investigations of things in
environment.
17. 6. Conducting Personal Interviews
and Small Group conferences
⚫ This is in the form of conversations with
children who need special attention due to
some learning difficulties. It is likewise
resorted to incases where students show
extraordinary interest and talent. some
may produce new devices that can help
them in understanding the lesson. The
students' hobbies and recreation activities
that are science-based can be part of their
growth assessment.
18. 7. Portfolio Assessment
⚫It is a method of collecting and assessing
a variety of student work. A Best Work
portfolio consists of students outstanding
works. A scrapbook type includes tests,
checklists, observations, and rating
scales chosen by both student and
teacher.
20. In order to evaluate teacher
effectiveness and insure a successful
teaching-learning process, the
stakeholders may ask the ff.
questions:
⚫1. Does he/she provoke his/her
students to think?
⚫2. Can he/she motivate and enrich the
experiences of the students through the
learning activities she plans?
21. ⚫ 3. Does he/she allow the students' creativity
and resourcefulness to flourish through
encouragement, recognition and praises?
⚫ 4. Does he/she involve all students in the
learning activities? His/her tact in soliciting
active participation will be put to a test.
⚫ 5. Is he/she free from bias and subjectivity in
dealing with the students, and in the end, in
evaluating their academic performance.
22. ⚫6. Does he/she possess the scientific
attitudes on values that science teaching
aims to develop such as critical-
mindedness, objectivity and persistence?
⚫7. Is he/she knowledgably and skilled in
employing a variety of teaching
methodologies?
⚫8. Does he/she use a variety of
evaluation techniques suited to the
learning objectives defined?