Assessment & EvaluationComponents of Curriculum: Objectives, Contents, Methods, Evaluation

Classification of Objectives: Cognitive Domain, Affective Domain, Psychomotor Domain

Cognitive Domain: Levels- Facts, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation

Examination & Assessment: Examination refers to overall system whereas assessment is a component or part of examination system dealing with measurement of students’ performance. Assessment deals with gathering information or evidence while evaluation involves using that information or evidence to make judgments

Principles of Assessment:1. Why to assess? objectives2. What to assess? Content- knowledge, skills and behaviours3. When to assess? Formative and Summative, semester and terminal4. How to assess? Written test, Oral, Practical and Observation

Types of Questions- Essay & Objective Type items

Validity and Reliability of AssessmentValidity of Assessment: Meeting the purposes of assessment, adequacy and appropriateness of interpretation of results and to students.

Types of Assessment

Important Steps in Assessment1. Awareness and understanding of objectives2. Identification and selection of relevant content3. Sampling of knowledge, skills and behaviours to be tested4. Selection of method of assessment- written oral, practical etc.5. Preparation of assessment tool- types and number of questions, pilot testing, preparation

of marking scheme6. Conduct of assessment7. Marking8. Results and analysis of information9. Use of information

Define EvaluationIt is the process of finding worth of anything in pursuit of predefined objectives.

What is the purpose of the evaluation?