Assessment & Evaluation Components 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? objectives 2. What to assess? Content- knowledge, skills and behaviours 3. When to assess? Formative and Summative, semester and terminal 4. How to assess? Written test, Oral, Practical and Observation Types of Questions- Essay & Objective Type items

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

Types of Assessment

Important Steps in Assessment 1. Awareness and understanding of objectives 2. Identification and selection of relevant content 3. Sampling of knowledge, skills and behaviours to be tested 4. Selection of method of assessment- written oral, practical etc. 5. Preparation of assessment tool- types and number of questions, pilot testing, preparation of marking scheme 6. Conduct of assessment 7. Marking 8. Results and analysis of information 9. Use of information

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

What is the purpose of the evaluation?