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SESSION 3

FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS

CAT and IT

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3.1 FORMS OF ASSESSMENT

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OUTCOME

• To identify the forms of assessment most appropriate to a subject

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INTRODUCTION

• According to policy:– …evidence of achievement is collected using

forms of assessment (Protocol par. 6)– The form of assessment used should be

appropriate to the age and developmental level of the learner (Protocol par. 8)

– The recorded pieces of evidence should reflect a variety of forms of assessment (Protocol par. 17(1)(h))

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INTRODUCTION• Grades 10 – 12

– Certain forms of assessment are prescribed in the Programme of Assessment for Grades 10 – 12 and external assessment for Grade 12

• Tests• Exams• PAT (Project)

– Subject Assessment Guidelines gives guidance on what other forms of assessment can be used in the subject

• Why different forms of assessment?– To accommodate and facilitate the development of the

range of knowledge and skills contained in the LOs and ASs of each subject

– Different subjects therefore lend themselves to different forms of assessment

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VARIETY OF FORMS

• Examples:– Tests– Examinations– Practical / Performance Assessment Tasks– Projects– Case Studies– Debates– Role Plays– Practical work including experiments, demonstrations– Orals– Classwork / homework exercises

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CHOICE OF FORMS

• While there are many forms of assessment to choose from, certain factors impact on this choice– Purpose of assessment (why?)– Who is carrying out the assessment? (assessor)– What KSVs are being assessed?– How learner performance is to be assessed (tool)– When the assessment is to be carried out? – Where the assessment is to be carried out? (venue)

• Carefully chosen to collectively cover LOs and ASs (KSVs / content)

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Why?Purpose

• Daily (Informal)– Baseline– Diagnostic– Mainly formative – not about marks but about

the learning process i.e. “what did I learn in completing this task?” and not “how many marks did I get for the task”

• Programme of Assessment (Formal)– Mainly summative – about marks

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Who?

• Teacher – all PoA tasks (daily assessment tasks if teacher whishes to do so)

• Self

• Peer Daily Assessment

• Group

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IDENTIFYING FORMS OF ASSESSMENT APPROPRIATE TO

CAT & IT• Learning Outcomes and• Assessment Standards (minimum level)

indicate:

• Knowledge, Skills, Values to be taught, learned and assessed within subject-specific context = CONTENT

• This in turn provides an indication of the form of assessment to be used to assess the KSVs selected for the task

LOs

ASs

SKVs

Content

Form

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LOs and ASs - CAT

LO1- Operational knowledge of ICTs

• The learner is able to demonstrate operational knowledge of ICTs and the environments in which they operate

• Assessment should concentrate on the software, hardware, network and communication technologies that an end-user would typically encounter. The learner should understand the basic concepts of these technologies to make informed decisions in a real-life end-user scenario, ranging from choices of technology to its responsible use.

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LOs and ASs - CAT

LO2 – Integrated end-user computer applications skills and knowledge in problem-solving

• The learner is able to apply and integrate end-user computer applications skills and knowledge to solve problems related to the processing, presentation and communication of information

• Assessment of this Learning Outcome concentrates on application and communication software so that learners can solve problems using a variety of application packages effectively and efficiently.

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LOs and ASs - CAT

LO3 – Information Management

• The learner is able to apply information management processes and skills using end-user computer applications

• Assessment in Learning Outcome 3 should focus on the learner’s ability to recognise information needs, find, access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and present information using end-user application skills to function in an information-driven society.

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LOs and ASs - ITLO1 – Hardware and System Software• The learner is able to demonstrate an

understanding of and competently operate computer-based technologies

LO2 – E-communications• The learner is able to apply creative uses of

different computer technologies to facilitate electronic communication

LO3 – Social and Ethical issues• The learner is able to critically analyse the impact

of computer technologies relating to socio-economic, environmental, political and ethical issues

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LOs and ASs - IT

LO4 – Programming and Software Development

• The learner is able to design, implement, test and deliver efficient and effective solutions to problem situations

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Forms of AssessmentCAT & IT

Fixed according to PoA:• Exams• Tests• PAT (Project)

Variable (other forms):• Assignments• Case Studies• Debates• Role-plays• Practical Work• Research• Investigation

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Activity 1

• Discuss the appropriate forms in CAT & IT

• Q&A Session

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PAT

• Form - project• Process• Spans over a certain period• Done in phases• Done under controlled conditions:

– Managed and facilitated by the teacher during class time

– Certain aspects could be done at home e.g. planning, sourcing of information

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PAT - IT

• Two components:– Research project – LO1 – LO4

• Research skills and information management• Assess product

– Programming project – LO4• Problem-solving using developmental tools• Requirements• Include Process: analysis, design, coding, testing,

evaluation, presentation and documentation• Assess process and product

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PAT - CAT• Research process• Information Management• Requirements:

– Use 4 application programs – use of each should be appropriate e.g. use the spreadsheet application to manipulate / analyse data and not as a “database”

• Choice of scenario/topic should consider requirements

• Learner centered

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PAT - Skills

• What skills?– Realise information need– Define problem or the task– Research– Finding and Collecting Information

• Electronically and other ways

– Use the information• Manipulate• Analyse• Combine information

– Draw conclusion / Make recommendation / Sell idea– Present

ReflectEvaluate

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Activity 2

• Set a Grade 10 PAT– Instructions

• Report back

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Activity 3

• Critique CAT PAT– Do the instructions spell out the criteria against

which learners will be assessed?– Will learners know exactly what to do and what

is expected of them?– Does it assess the KSVs / content of LO2 and

LO3? (Refer to slides 7 & 8 – CAT, 9&10 – IT)

• Report back

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CONCLUSION• The forms of assessment chosen should speak

directly to the KSVs and range thereof contained in the subject

• The nature and the scope of the task undertaken in a form of assessment should promote the conceptual progression in the grades at an appropriate level (As per the ASs)

• This helps to drive quality through assessment – impacts directly on standard of curriculum delivery

• All forms of assessment undertaken as formal PoA tasks should be performed under controlled conditions – bulk done in the classroom under the teacher’s supervision to ensure that the work is that of the learner