Utilization of Assessment: Assessment Is To Attain An In-Depth
Utilization of Assessment: Assessment Is To Attain An In-Depth
Utilization of Assessment
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the Utilization of
Assessment is to attain an in-depth
understanding of your education’s
current practices and procedures as it
relates to your educational system, and
identify opportunities and
recommendations for organizational
efficiencies as well as process
“If the purpose of learning is improvements.
to score well on a test, we’ve
lost sight of the real reason for In this module, you will explore about data scoring,
learning” grading, interpreting test results, and reporting test
James Sycht
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing this module, you should be able to:
a. describe the differences between a norm-referenced and criterion-referenced
interpretation of assessment performance in terms of how the scores are
reported;
b. formulate several generalizations from the described differences between a
norm-referenced and a criterion- referenced assessment;
c. identify grade descriptors used in private and public schools;
d. go through official documents from DepEd on grading policies currently utilize
in public schools; and
e. compare DepEd policies to private schools grading policies.
LEARNING CONTENT
Lesson 1. Data Scoring
What is data?
In education, student-level data refers to any information that educators,
schools, districts, and state agencies collect on individual students, including data
such as personal information (e.g., a student’s age, gender, race, place of
residence), enrollment information (e.g., the school a student attends, a student’s
current grade level and years of attendance, the number of days a student was
absent), academic information (e.g., the courses a student completed, the test
scores and grades a students earned, the academic requirements a student has
fulfilled), and various other forms of data collected and used by educators and
educational institutions (e.g., information related to disciplinary problems, learning
disabilities, medical and health issues, etc.). It should be noted that an increasing
number of organizations, institutions, or companies may also collect or have access
to student-level data on public-school students, typically as a part of a contract for
services or a research study conducted in collaboration with schools, districts, or
state education agencies.
Increasingly, new educational technologies are redefining the definition of
“student-level data,” given that educational software and online learning programs,
for example, can collect a huge amount of information and metadata about the
students who use them—information that was formerly impossible to track before
the advent of sophisticated technologies and analytical tools—which includes
information such as the geographic location of the computer being used by a
student or the amount of time it took a student to answer certain questions or solve
certain problems. Many online learning programs routinely collect hundreds or even
thousands of distinct data points while students are using the systems—data that
may then be used for any number of educational or non-educational purposes (e.g.,
to improve the software, modify the questions or problems students see, study how
children and youth learn, or market the product to potential buyers).
Data are facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
Data is defined as facts or figures, or information that's stored in or used by a
computer.
What are some examples of data?
What is score?
Score is a number that expresses accomplishment or excellence either
absolutely in points gained or by comparison to a standard
: a mark used as a starting point or goal
Lesson 2. Grading
What is grade?
Grades are symbols that represent a value judgment concerning the relative
quality of a student’s achievement during specified period of instruction.
INC Incomplete
The description mentioned in the table was based on Tarlac State University (TSU)
Student Handbook.In addition, the grade of "INC"is given if a student whose class
standing for the semester is passing, fails to take the final examination or fails to
complete other course requirements for valid reason (Chap. 8, Sec. 1, TSU Student
Handbook).
PRIVATE HEI
AW 0% Authorized Withdrawal
INC Incomplete
NA No Attendance
UW Unauthorized Withdrawal
DRP Dropped
NC No Credit
R Repeat Repeat/Failed
Grade Point
Description Equivalence
Equivalence
Grade Point
Equivalence Description
Equivalence
INC Incomplete
Withdrew without
WF
Permission (Failure)
Prerequisite for UST's Latin Honors or Dean's Lister distinction are the following: QPI
should be at least 86%, no grade below 80% for any subject in the given semester,
and the student should obtain a good moral character.
Withdrew without
DF
Permission (Failure)
71% and
0.0 F
lower
Most academic departments in the university follow a grading system with the
70% passing grade. Some departments, such as the Department of Finance and
Accounting and departments from the Ateneo School of Science and
Engineering follow a 50% or 60% passing grade.
%
Grade Point Equivalence Letter Grade Equivalence
Equivalence
4.0 A 94% – 100%
FOR GRADES 1 TO 12
In a grading period, there is one Quarterly Assessment but there should be
instances for students to produce Written Work and to demonstrate what they know
and can do through Performance Tasks. There is no required number of Written
Work and Performance Tasks, but these must be spread out over the quarter and
used to assess learners’ skills after each unit has been taught.
HOW TO COMPUTE FOR FINAL GRADES AND GENERAL AVERAGE IN DEPED
K TO 12 GRADING SYSTEM
The following are the steps in computing for the Final Grades.
STEP 1: GRADES FROM ALL STUDENT WORK ARE ADDED UP.
This results in the total score for each component, namely Written Work,
Performance Tasks, and Quarterly Assessment.
Raw scores from each component have to be converted to a Percentage Score. This
is to ensure that values are parallel to each other.
STEP 2: THE SUM FOR EACH COMPONENT IS CONVERTED TO THE PERCENTAGE
SCORE.
To compute the Percentage Score (PS), divide the raw score by the highest
possible score then multiply the quotient by 100%. This is shown below:
The grading system for Senior High School (SHS) follows a different set of
weights for each component. Table 5 presents the weights for the core and track
subjects.
Table 5. Weight of the Components for SHS
STEP 4: THE SUM OF THE WEIGHTED SCORES IN EACH
COMPONENT IS THE INITIAL GRADE.
This Initial Grade will be transmuted using the given transmutation table to get
the Quarterly Grade (QG).
2. Divide the total raw score by the highest possible score then multiply the
quotient by 100%.
4. Add the Weighted Scores of each component. The result will be the Initial
Grade.
FOR KINDERGARTEN
The average of the Quarterly Grades (QG) produces the Final Grade.
The General Average is computed by dividing the sum of all final grades
by the total number of learning areas. Each learning area has equal weight.
The Final Grade in each learning area and the General Average are
reported as whole numbers. Table 8 shows an example of the Final Grades of
the different learning areas and General Average of a Grade 4 student.
The two quarters determine the Final Grade in a semester. Table 9 shows an
example in Grade 11, second semester for the Accounting, Business, and
Management (ABM) strand.
This section provides the bases for promoting a learner to the next
grade level or for retaining a learner in the same grade level. These decisions
must be applied based on evidence and judiciously.
Requirements Decision
Final Grade of at least 75
Promoted to the next grade level
in all learning areas
Requirements Decision
Must pass all learning Earn the Junior High School Certificate
areas in the Junior High
School Promoted to Senior High School
Requirements Decision
For Grades 1-10, a learner who Did Not Meet Expectations in at most two
learning areas must take remedial classes. Remedial classes are conducted after
the Final Grades have been computed. The learner must pass the remedial classes
to be promoted to the next grade level. However, teachers should ensure that
learners receive remediation when they earn raw scores which are consistently
below expectations in Written Work and Performance Tasks by the fifth week of any
quarter. This will prevent a student from failing in any learning area at the end of
the year.
The teacher of the remedial class issues the Certificate of Recomputed Final
Grade, which is noted by the school principal. This is submitted to the division office
and must be attached to both Form 137 and School Form Number 5. Figure 1 below
shows a sample certificate.
VISION
We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose
values and competencies enable them to realize their full potential and
contribute meaningfully to building the nation.
As a learner-centered public institution, the Department of Education
continuously improves itself to better serve its stakeholders.
MISSION
To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable,
culture-based, and complete basic education where:
CORE VALUES
Maka-Diyos
Makatao
Makakalikasan
Makabansa
The Core Values have been translated into behavior statements. In addition,
indicators have been formulated for each behavior statement. These are presented
in Table 12.
Engages oneself in
worthwhile spiritual
activities
Demonstrates curiosity
and willingness to learn
about other ways to
express spiritual life
Demonstrates intellectual
honesty
Views mistakes as
learning opportunities
Communicates
respectfully
Practices waste
management
Conducts oneself
appropriately in various
situations
SO Sometimes Observed
RO Rarely Observed
NO Not Observed
Learners who demonstrate behaviors that are not consistent with or do not
reflect the core values may need additional psychosocial support from the school.
The class adviser should discuss these observations with the parents/guardians to
promote the child’s affective development. Further probing may be needed to better
understand the learner’s situation and context.
A learner who incurs absences of more than 20% of the prescribed number of
class or laboratory periods during the school year or semester should be given a
failing grade and not earn credits for the learning area or subject. Furthermore, the
school head may, at his/her discretion and in the individual case, exempt a learner
who exceeds the 20% limit for reasons considered valid and acceptable to the
school. The discretionary authority is vested in the school head, and may not be
availed of by a student or granted by a faculty member without the consent of the
school head.
Such discretion shall not excuse the learner from the responsibility of keeping
up with lessons and taking assessments. When absences cannot be avoided, the
school must give the learner alternative methods and materials that correspond to
the topics/competencies that were or will be missed. These include modules and
materials for the Alternative Delivery Mode, and/or Alternative Learning System as
well as those that are found on the Learning Resources Management and
Development System (LRMDS) . When students successfully accomplish the
learning activities through these materials, they shall be exempted. However, the
report card should still reflect the number of absences. Parents of learners who are
accumulating many absences must be immediately informed through a meeting to
discuss how to prevent further absences.
Habitual tardiness, especially during the first period in the morning and
in the afternoon, is discouraged. Teachers shall inform the parents/guardians
through a meeting if a learner has incurred 5 consecutive days of tardiness.
1. Criterion-Referenced Interpretation
Based on mastery of a specific set of skills
ASK
Are the achievement domains clearly defined?
Are there enough items for each skill tested?
What is the difficulty level of the items?
What type(s) of items are used?
What is the match of items to objectives?
2. Norm-Referenced Interpretation
Based on comparison of individuals to clearly defined groups (called norming
groups)
ASK
Are the test norms relevant?
Are the test norms representative?
Are the test norms up to date?
Are the test norms comparable?
Are the test norms adequately described?
Raw scores -- the number of items correct or the number of points earned; not of
much use by themselves
Grade Equivalent scores -- grade group in which student's raw score is average;
used to estimate or monitor growth
Standard scores -- terms of standard distance of student's raw score from the
mean (average) in terms of standard deviations; used to monitor growth; better at
reflecting reality than grade equivalent scores
Normal Curve Equivalent -- a normalized standard score; used to avoid problems
with grade equivalent scores and used to describe group performance and to show
growth over time
Percentile Ranks -- student's relative position in a group in terms of the
percentage of students scoring lower than or equal to that student; used to
determine relative areas of strengths and weaknesses; can create profile analyses
from these scores.
Stanines -- normal distribution is divided into nine parts; used to identify relative
areas of strengths and weaknesses
Scale Scores -- scores on an arbitrarily set common scale; used to measure
students' progress across grades in a subject.
Note that the mean is 50%, the range is 1% to 99%, and the standard
deviation
varies at different points along the scale. What is considered average for these
scores lies between -1 s and +1 s. This symbol s is the symbol for standard
deviation. The cumulative percentages rounded which fall within the average range
are between 16% and 84%.
Interpretation of Cumulative Percentages
If a student scores 52%, then the student has performed as well as or better
than 52% of his/her peers. We can calculate the cumulative percentage if we know
the standard score, the percent of people who earned less than that standard score
and the number of people who earned exactly that standard score.
Figure 3. Z-scores
Note that the mean is 0, the range is infinite, and the standard deviation is 1.
What is considered average for these scores lies between -1 s and +1 s. This
symbol s is the symbol for standard deviation. The Z-scores which fall within the
average range are between -1.0 and +1.0.
Figure 4. T-scores
Note that the mean is 50, the range is infinite, and the standard deviation is
10. What is considered average for these scores lies between -1 s and +1 s. This
symbol s is the symbol for standard deviation. The Z-scores which fall within the
average range are between 40 and 60.
Note that the mean is 50, the range is 1 to 99, and the standard deviation is
21.06. What is considered average for these scores lies between -1 s and +1 s. This
symbol s is the symbol for standard deviation. The NCE scores which fall within the
average range are between 28.94 (rounded to 29) and 71.06 (rounded to 71).
Figure 6. Stanines
Note that there is no true mean, the range is 1 to 9, and these scores do not
parallel the standard deviations. What is considered average for these scores lies
between -1 s and +1 s. This symbol s is the symbol for standard deviation. The
stanines which fall within the average range are between 4 and 6.
Note that the mean is 100, the range is approximately 25 to 175, and the
standard deviation is 15. What is considered average for these scores lies between -
1 s and +1 s. This symbol s is the symbol for standard deviation. The deviation IQ
scores which fall within the average range are between 85 and 115.
Standard scores are called standard because they have a constant mean and
a constant standard deviation. According to this definition, which of the seven scores
above are standard scores?
1. A test score should be interpreted in terms of the specific test from which it was
derived.
2. A test score should be interpreted in light of all of the student's relevant
characteristics.
3. A test score should be interpreted according to the type of decision to be made.
4. A test score should be interpreted as a band of scores rather than as a specific
score.
5. A test score should be verified by supplementary evidence.
6. Do NOT interpret a grade equivalent score as an estimate of the grade where a
student should be placed.
7. Do NOT assume that the units are equal at different parts of the scale.
8. Do NOT assume that scores on different tests are comparable.
9. Do NOT interpret extreme scores as dependable estimates of a student's
performance.
Remember, people create tests, people are not perfect, tests are not perfect.
All tests contain some error. The length of the band reflects this error. The longer
the band the more error. Remember from the module on reliability that error
reduces reliability. Therefore, the longer the band, the more error, and the less
reliable the test is.
3. What can you say about the grading system of private and public schools in
higher education institution?
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Ebel, R. L., et. Al. (1986)Essentials of Educational Measurement.New Jersey, USA,
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ASSESSMENT TASK
NAME:________________________________ DATE:_____________________
COURSE:_______________________________ SCORE:____________________
Directions: Read and analyse each item and select the correct option that
answer each question. Write only the letter of your choice in your answer
sheet.
1.Which of the following questions indicates a norm-referenced interpretation?
a.How does the pupils’ test performance in our school compare with that of other
schools?
b.How does a pupil’s test performance in reading and mathematics compared?
c.What type or remedial work will be most helpful for a slow-learning pupil?
d.Which pupils have achieved mastery of computational skills?
a.Lucy did better in solving the linear equation than 80% of representative Algebra
students.
b.Lucy score indicates that she is able to solve about two thirds of all one-variable
linear equations of such complexity.
c.Students who have reached Lucy’s level on linear equations usually succeed in the
subsequent unit on simultaneous equations with special help or extra time.
d.All of the above
5.AJ performed better than 65% of the total number of examinees in the district
achievement test. What is her percentile rank?
8. Jia has a standard score of -1.25 in Math and 2.58 in English in their class. This
means that she performed _______.
10. Which of the following statements is FALSE about the guiding principles for
effective grading?
i. Describe grading procedures to students at beginning of instruction.
ii. Clarify that course grade will be based on achievement and attendance
only.
iii. Do not lower an achievement grade for tardiness, weak effort , or
misbehaviour.
iv. Grades are black and white, as a rule, do not change grades.
a. i b. ii c. iii d.iv
13.The Department of Education directed that the lowest passing grade is ___and
the lowest grade is____in the report card.
a. 70-60 b.75-70 c.75-65 d.7-0-60
15.Test scores are yotaled at the end of each grading period and computed using
the formula:
a. (Students score÷ lowest possible score)x 100
b.¿ ÷ lowest possible score)x 100
c. (Test score¿transmutation table)x100
d.(Srudents’ score x100%
II. Below are the scores of two (2) SHS11 STEM students in General Mathematics
subject.
Compute and transmute their grades given the data. Interpret the scores based on
the DEPED grading system.
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