Assessment Questioning

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Assessment (Questioning Answering skills,
Forms of Assessment)

• May 27, 2008

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Commonly-used questions in examinations
Lowest
Highest
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Identifying

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of the key
  ideas and concepts
• Interpret information presented in a variety of
  ways such as graphs, charts or maps
• Do not express your personal opinions

significant rise in, sharp decrease in, clearly
show, reveal, around, slightly, steadily,
dramatically, increase by, decrease to
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Explaining

• present coherent explanations
• explained with reasons
• logical explanation
• - supported with evidence
• - illustrated with appropriate examples

While, Even if, Even though, not only, but also,
However, In addition, as a result of
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Comparing

• Both similarities and differences should be
  mentioned

similar, different, higher, lower, more,
relatively, significant different in, With
respect to, On the contrary
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Arguing

• You have to develop your own stance in light of
  views held by different persons or groups.
• - You should have a clear position or stance.

Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, actually, Besides, On
the other hand, No one would deny that,
Undoubtedly, It is inevitable that, Regardless of
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Assessing

• Both pros and cons should be discussed.
• Comprehensive
• (cover both functions limitations,
• cover both usefulness limitations,
• cover both positive impacts negative
  impacts)
• - Show your own feelings, values and preferences.

good, bad, adverse effect, unethical, favourable
to, unfavourable to, beneficial to, detrimental
to, Even though, I wonder whether
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Assessment

• Assessment of learning
• Assessment for learning
• Assessment as learning

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Classroom Questioning

• Assessment of learning (?)
• Assessment for learning (???)
• Assessment as learning (?)
• Remarks
• Features of Q (interesting, life, no definite
  answer)
• Target (top, middle, bottom)

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Assignment

• Assessment of learning (?)
• Assessment for learning (??)
• Assessment as learning (?)
• Remarks
• Students abilities
• Quantity of assignment
• Marking (minimize teachers workload)
• Sharing of learning outcome

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Project Learning / IES

• Assessment of learning (?)
• Assessment for learning (?)
• Assessment as learning (??)
• Remarks
• Setting of learning goals
• Originality
• More responsibility for the learning
• Participate more in the process of learning
• Self peer assessment

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Quiz

• Assessment of learning (?)
• Assessment for learning (??)
• Assessment as learning (?)
• Remarks
• Encourage self-learning (Assessment is Learning)
• Marking (minimize teachers workload)

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School Test Exam

• Assessment of learning (?)
• Assessment for learning (?)
• Assessment as learning (?)
• Remarks
• Fair
• Level of difficulties
• Setting of goals

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SBA

• Assessment of learning (?)
• Assessment for learning (??)
• Assessment as learning (?)
• Remarks
• Fair
• Open
• Originality

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Public Exam

• Assessment of learning (??)
• Assessment for learning (?)
• Assessment as learning (?)
• Remarks
• Motivation (value, interest, possibility of
  success)