Commonly Used Tools for Assessment
1. Paper and Pencil tests-objective assessment
• Multiple choice items, completion type and matching items- easy to construct and scored.
• Essay tests that call for explanations or illustrations of principles take more time to check but are good means of assessing the kind of learning or changes in behavior that has taken place.
2. Analyzing work products- Product assessment
• involves a meticulous examination of work results such as: collections, accomplished records of data, projects submitted, assignment, notebooks, scrapbooks with clippings, photographs and news special reports written for a particular topic.
3. Oral assessment
• Participation in class discussions
• Interviews
• Oral reports
4. Formal and informal observations about students' attitude and behavior (affective assessment)
• Remarks
• Checklists
• Diaries
• Case studies
• Comments
• Attitude scales
• Scrapbook
• Interview
• Inquiries
• Questionnaire
5. Performance based Assessment
• Proficiency in performing some classroom related activities like conducting investigations, gather data through surveys and interviews, etc.
6. Portfolio Assessment
• A method of collecting and assessing a variety of student work.
o Work Portfolio consists of the students’ outstanding works.
o Scrapbook type includes tests, checklists, observations and rating scales chosen both student and teacher
o Evaluation Portfolio- a collection of work that can indicate learning such as examination booklets, written reports and about journals.