Assessing Ss

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Assessing Ss Practical Skills..

• Inside the Black Box
• http//www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kbla9810.htm

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Personal TAS Plan (PTP) (1)

• According to TAS handbook regulations
• http//www.hkeaa.edu.hk
• Better link between theory practical
• Encouraging diversity
• Assess full range of practical skills
• Frequent feedback to Ss (comments, NOT grades)
• Similar NATURE complexity (p.7)

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Personal TAS Plan (PTP) (2)

• i/ Acc. to your teaching sequence / strategies
• Ii/ lab availability (Time ?)
• Iii/ .. Available equipment
• Iv/ .. Ss aptitude attitude

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Acc. to (i) teaching sequence / strategies

• Following the Syllabus sequence
• Alternate
• Beginning with ENERGETICS
• . Kinetics
• Organic
• Parallel running (O/I) (P)
• .

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Acc. To (ii) Lab Avail (TIME)!

• Is 3-lesson Labs a must?
• Is full report a must?
• Every S working on the same stuff? (project /
  investigatns)
• If accident occur, ?

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Acc. To (iii) Avail Equipment

• Not enough datalogs ?
• Not enough heaters ?
• Not enough balance?
• Substitutes ? (microscale.)

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Acc. To (iv) Ss Aptitude Att.

• Survey of Ss ?
• Ways of Feedback?
• Discussion parts
• Suggestions
• for improvement

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about Assessment and Individual difference (1)

• ltltAccountability and Student Learninggtgt
• 1- Is "SAME" treatment "FAIR" treatment?
• 2- "Speeding" -- go as fast as you can?
• 3- Does the "END" justify the "MEANS"?

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When wind blows

• Some build walls
• Some build windmills
• ..

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about Assessment and Individual difference (2)

• ltltDesign, Use and interpret assessment results to
  capture S learninggtgt
• 4- Exploring alternative assessment
• 5- Way on the Journey to Literacy
• 6- A rubic for reading fluency
• 7- Assessment for assessment sake

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about Assessment and Individual difference (3)

• ltltUse assessment to guide instruction gtgt
• 8- How much assessment is enough?
• 9- "Learning to read"
• and/or "Reading to
  learn"?
• 10- Using rubic to teach analytic writing

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about Assessment and Individual difference (4)

• ltltEspecially for new teachersgtgt
• 11- Is authentic assessment really ideal for
  grading and reporting?
• 12- Knowing what you want is the 1st step to
  getting there
• 13- Assessment-based instruction

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Submit (40 Qns) get the L.S.
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School Sc Review (ASE)

• December 2003 Theme Assessment

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Key Skills (UK) . Acc/5 Levels (integrated w.
subj)www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/
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Key Skills (UK) www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/ also
include other stuff .. Learning Style Test
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Key Skills (UK) www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/
Reflection is a skill . .. Learning LOG
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Keyskills (Comm, IT, Numeracy,PS, Improv
Learning, Work w.others.)

• HE views. Useful
• Outcomes
• to write accurately and clearly,
• to communicate effectively in discussions and
  formal presentations
• to read and research efficiently

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MI Assessment (2)

• Interpersonal
• Naturalist
• Intrapersonal
• Muscial Rhythmic

• Linguistic
• Logical
• Bodily-Kinesthetic
• Visual Spatial

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References

• Inside the Black Box (1st slide)
• AL Chemistry Syllabus (1997-2006)
• Changing Assmt to improve chem. Learning
  --http//science.ntu.ac.uk/chph/improve/race.html
  720Practical20work
• Teaching and Assessing Practical Skills in
  Science by Hayward, Dave (2003) CIE
• http//www.york.ac.uk/org/seg/salters/chemistry/wo
  rd/courseworkcriteria.PDF