FIELD STUDY 5

LEARNING ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

EPISODE 4

BUILD ME UP

Name of FS Student: Josephine M. Gaspar       Course:                     Bse3       Resource Teacher:    Mr. Marcelo G. Simon       Cooperating School: Isabela National High School

 

My Target

            At the end of this activity, you will be skilful in designing product-oriented performance assessment.

Your Task

            Design a product-oriented performance assessment by going through the process through the following steps:

1.       Visit a class and identify product-oriented activities.

2.       Choose one product-oriented activity and study the process.

3.       Design a performance assessment plan for the product-oriented activity you have chosen.

4.       Develop a portfolio of your assessment plan.

5.       Reflect on your experience.

OBSERVATION NOTES

Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall st. Sn Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela Date Visited:     March 2, 2015 Grade/Year Level: Claravall st. Sn Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela Subject Area: TLE

Describe in bullets the product-oriented activity you observe.       ·          The students must compile a portfolio on every topic that they had tackled.       ·         Measure specific working area(basic work place calculations)       ·         Build their own vegetable garden.

MY PLAN

Learning Objectives:  at the end of the lesson the students shall be able to: a) Identify and discuss the steps in baking cookies b)  Appreciate the significance of baking cookies c)  Design and bake cookies

General Product-oriented performance Task: The students shall be able to bake cookies

Target Skills:       ·         Creativity in designing their cookies       ·         Accuracy in measuring the ingredients       ·         Workmanship       ·         Functionality

Learning Activities (Specific tasks): The students shall bake the cookies containing their own strategy with regards to the appearance, texture and taste of the product.

Assessment Tasks: The making of the product will be evaluated through the following criteria:       ·         Taste- 5 pts       ·         Color- 5pts.       ·         Creativity- 5pts.       ·         Functionality-5 pts.

NOTES ON MY PRODUCT-ORIENTED ASSESSMENT PLAN

Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall st. Sn Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela Date Visited:      March 2, 2015 Grade/Year Level: Claravall st. Sn Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela Subject Area: TLE

What are the best features of my product-oriented performance assessment design? The best features of my product oriented performance assessment design are that it is clear, specific and concise for the students.

What specific conditions are necessary for a successful use of my product-oriented performance assessment design? The specific condition that are necessary for successful use of this product oriented performance design is it must be planned carefully before implementing this task so that the intended learning objective will be achieved.

What basic points should the user of this design consider? the basic points the user of this design must consider is that this design requires the students to develop their skills and competencies in baking cookies, also the task is aligned with the learning competencies of the students

Analysis

1.       Do you think your originally design product-oriented performance assessment can appropriately assess the teacher’s learning objective? Why? Why not?

Yes, because this design is efficient and effective for the students. This design also assess the students behavioural domain the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.

2.       Why do teachers need to give attention to the students’ product-oriented tasks? Why do they need to assess them?

The teachers need to give attention to the students product oriented task to avoid misconceptions on the outcome that is based on the criteria and on what particular skills and competencies the students must employ. We need to assess them to provide the necessary feedback and coaching for the students, also to track the student’s growth and progress.

3.       In what conditions can the product-oriented performance assessment be need more appropriately?

The product oriented performance assessment is needed on every task which requires the student’s skills and competencies to enhance and improve their capabilities in real world setting.

Reflections

Write your reflection of thoughts, feelings, personal learning strategies, insights or new understanding from your experience in using authentic assessment. Then share your reflection with your FS teacher and classmates. Also draw some insights from your classmates’ sharing.

After answering all the questions in this field study I realized that as a future teacher we should be more observant and give more attention to our pupils/students because all of them have a different characteristics and capabilities that we should enhance through the use of different methods, strategies and assessment tools. Also, after answering this field study I understand how a teacher should be in dealing his/her pupils. And through this I have learned many things that I can use when I am already in the field of teaching. That in giving assessment is a task that we need to think and examine carefully and we should based it on the learners and the learning objectives for it to be successfully done.

After accomplishing this field study, I’ve learned that as a future teacher someday, we should provide the necessary scaffolding for the students, and communicate with them the learning objectives for them to be guided and for them to achieve and develop their skill and capabilities.. We should plan carefully when we are assessing and evaluating them with the accompaniment of the scoring rubrics to avoid subjectivity and bias assessment. We must also consider the different strategies and assessment tools for the students to assess them appropriately and for them to cope-up in every lesson and topics, we must also bear in our minds that every child is unique in their own way so we as a future educator we must focus and commit ourselves on guiding them and on how we as a teacher can make difference on their lives.

                      “A TEACHER TOUCHES THE FUTURE"

EPISODE 4 WORK ON ME

FS5

       LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES

EPISODE 4

WORK ON ME

Name  Of FS Student:  Josephine  M. Gaspar Course: BSE- 3 Resource Teacher: Sir Marcelo G. Simon Cooperating School: Isabela National  High School

My Target

            At the end of this activity, you will be skilful in designing process – oriented performance assessment.

MY TASK

            After your observation experience you now have a deeply and principled understanding of the concepts of authentic assessment used in the classroom. You can now go through the process of designing performance assessment by the following these steps:

1.       Visit a class and identify performance-based activities.

2.       Choose one performance-based activity and study its process.

3.       Design a performance assessment plan for the activity you have chosen.

4.       Collect samples of performance-based assessment tools.

5.       Reflect on your experience.

MY TOOLS

            In observing a class, take note of important observations of the performance-based activity in the classroom. Make a checklist of the important things you want to consider in your assessment planning. Use the activity form provided for you. You may use format of process-oriented assessment that you have taken in your assessment 2 classes. The rubrics are part and parcel of this assessment plan.

OBSERVATION NOTES

Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall St. Sn. Vicente , Ilagan City, Isabela Grade/Year Level: Grade 7 (Amethyst) Subject Area:  TLE (AGRICULTURE)

Describe in bullets the performance-based activity you observe.           Determining the Basic Work Place Calculation of an Area such as the surface working area of the gymnasium, Adelan building, vegetable garden etc.             Demonstrate  how to use farm tools such as the proper use of shovel for the boys and rake for the girls            Differentiating the functions of farm tools, equipments and farm implements.            Identifying farm inputs and farm labour requirements by class participation.

Based on your observation, make a checklist of the important things you wish to consider in your performance-based assessment plan.

MY CHECKLIST (Demonstrate the use of  farm tools such as shovel for the boys and rake for the girls) ·         On the space before each item place (S) if the performance requirement is satisfactory, (US) if the performance is unsatisfactory.  __1. Proper use/ handling of shovel  __2. Proper use/ handling of rake  __3. Direction of feet when throwing the load  __4.Careful use of rake and shovel  __5.Functionality of the students  __6.Safety precautions (on-going task)

NOTES ON MY PROCESS-ORIENTED ASSESSMENT PLAN

Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall St. Sn. Vicente , Ilagan City, Isabela Grade/Year Level: Grade 7 (Amethyst) Subject Area: TLE (AGRICULTURE)

What are the best features of my process-oriented performance assessment design? The best features of my process oriented performance assessment design are that the task is aligned with my instructional objectives, the skills and competencies are clearly stated to the student for them to be guided.

What specific conditions are necessary for a successful use of my process-oriented performance assessment design?  The specific conditions that are necessary is that the instruction  must be well explained or discussed to the students before engaging the students to this activity and also with the accompany of rubrics  that helps us on giving the standard , accurate , and fair assessment in evaluating the students performances.

What basic points should the user of this design consider?   The basic points the user of this design is that this design is efficient and practical for the students with regards on their skills and performances on the on-going process of the activities.

ANALYSIS

1.  Why do teachers need to give attention to the students’ process-oriented tasks? Why do they need to assess them?

Teachers need to give attention to the students, provide the necessary scaffolding so that when the students will perform the task they will be guided, it is also important to communicate with them to avoid miscommunication on what specifically task you are requiring with them. We need to assess them with accompany of rubrics so that we are able to make decision and judgements for them based on their skills and performances.

2.  In what conditions can the process-oriented performance assessment be used appropriately?

Process oriented performance can be used appropriately by employing performance-based assessment which is directly observable trough demonstrating the process or steps as they occur ant the competencies involved when the performance is on-going which is then evaluated and judged by the teachers.

Reflection

Make reflections on your feelings and thoughts about the observations made in this FS.

Our resource teacher is very approachable he gives time for us when we need to ask some questions regarding to our field study even though he is busy, I admire most is whenever he gives the performance activity he does and demonstrate the activity, for the students to be guided on what specific task they are required to do, he also communicate to the students the learning task and criteria to be accomplish by them, to avoid misconception with the students

As a future educator, assessing the students with the performance based assessment, first, it is a must that you have to construct or design a your plan and objectives also the task and competencies that the students must achieved and also by communicating with them the rubrics and criteria in evaluating them so that they know what they are going to do.

DOCUMENTATION

FIELD STUDY 5

LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES

EPISODE 1

MY ATM CARD (Available Tests and Measures)

Name of FS Student:  JOSEPHINE GASPAR   Course:                       BSE 3                                                              Resource Teacher:     MR.MARCELO G. SIMON   Cooperating School:  ISABELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

 

My Target

            At the end of this activity, you will be adept in designing, using, and interpreting results of objective tests.

My Tools

INITIAL NOTES

Name of School Observed: ISABELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL School Address: SN VICENTE, ILAGAN CITY , ISABELA                                                                          Date of Visit: Grade/Year Level: GRADE 7 (AMETHYST) Subject Area: TLE (MEASURING WORKING SURFACE AREA)

Teacher’s Learning Objectives: At the end of the lesson the students shall be able to:       a) identify the different working surface area      b) get the accurate measurement area of the kitchen   c) demonstrate on how to get the exact measurement of an specific working surface area

Desired conditions and criterion levels of the learning objectives:   - the student shall pass the paper and pen test   -the students shall achieve the learning objectives

Other notes:   The assessment tools and methods must be aligned to the learning objectives of the teacher.

DESIGNING PEN-AND-PAPER TEST

Table of Specification
Objectives	Test items	Test placement
Knowledge
identify the different working surface area	5	1-5
Process/skills
get the measurement of an specific area such as the kitchen etc.	5	6-10
Understanding     demonstrate on how to get the exact measurement of an specific working area	5	11-15

Analysis

1.     Do you think the teacher’s learning objectives was appropriately assessed by your test items?

  Yes, the test items were appropriately assessed because the test items are aligned in the teachers learning objectives and in the test items we've done are based on the high quality assessment which is valid practical and efficient to the students. 

2.       Why do you have to study the teacher’s learning objectives prior to developing an assessment tool?

   It is very much needed to develop the assessment tool, because this will serve as  guide on what assessment tool and method we are going to used that is appropriate to the lesson and to the capabilities of every student, this is important in order to achieve the learning outcomes and objectives which is designed and aligned for the learners.

Reflection

Write your personal reflection of thoughts and feelings regarding Peace Concept on Focus. Share your reflection with your FS teacher and classmates.

           As a future educator the assessment tools must be aligned to the level of the learners there are some teachers that uses an specific assessment method such as quizzes and activities in order to get the attention of the students and also to assure if they understood the lesson or not.

                                        

FIELD STUDY 5

 Learning Assessment Strategies

EPISODE 1 

MY ASSESSMENT LIST

Name of FS Student:              Josephine M. Gaspar    Course:                                   BSE 3                                                                                 Resource Teacher:                Marcelo G. Simon    Cooperating School:              Isabela National High School

My Target

            At the end of this activity, you will be competent in identifying and naming different assessment methods used in the classroom.

My Task

·         Observe at least three classes and make a list of the assessment methods used by teachers.

·         In my list, classify assessment methods as to conventional and authentic and alternative.

·         Describe how each assessment method was used, including my personal observations.

·         Confer with my FS teacher for the assessment list.

·         Reflect on my experience.

           

My Tools

            As you visit schools and observe assessment practices in at least three classes, document your observations using the activity forms provided for you in this reference. For your pen-and-paper test items, customize a table of specification, and prepare the test material based on the prescriptions of the school where you do class observation.

CLASS 1 OBSERVATION
Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall St. Brgy. Sn. Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela Date Visited:  December 01, 2014 Grade/Year Level: Subject Area: Technology and Livelihood Education ( Marcelo G. Simon)
ASSESSMENT TOOLS	DESCRIPTION (Bulleted description of how the assessment method is used relative to subject matter, levels of learning behaviour, length, etc.)
1. Pen and Paper test (quiz) 2.Oral questioning		The Teacher gave a 10 items multiple choice quiz about the history and development of basic handicraft production.  _The Teacher asked some questions to the learners regarding to their topic to assess the students if they understand the lesson.
CLASS 2 OBSERVATION
Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address Claravall St. Brgy. Sn. Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela: Date Visited: December 08, 2014 Grade/Year Level: Subject Area:Technology and Livelihood Education ( Marcelo G. Simon)
ASSESSMENT TOOLS	DESCRIPTION (Bulleted description of how the assessment method is used relative to subject matter, levels of learning behaviour, length, etc.)
1. Pen and Paper Test 2. Problem solving		_ The Teacher gave an 5 item seat work to the class regarding on their topic about the measuring surface area. _ The Teacher assess the students by letting them to solve mathematical problems such as getting the surface area of the different shapes (parallelogram, square,trapezoid,rectangle,circle etc.) on the board.

CLASS 3 OBSERVATION
Name of the School Observed :Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall St. Brgy. Sn. Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela Date Visited: Grade/Year Level: Grade 7 (Amethyst) Subject Area::Technology and Livelihood Education (Marcelo G. Simon)
ASSESSMENT TOOLS	DESCRIPTION (Bulleted description of how the assessment method is used relative to subject matter, levels of learning behaviour, length, etc.)
1. Oral questioning 2. Performance test		_The Teacher assess the students by asking some questions about their lesson which is conversion of units. _He also encourage the students to participate and to share their ideas to the class during the class discussion. _ The teacher let the students to perform and convert units in length on the board.

	ASSESSMENT TOOLS CLASSIFICATION SHEET
	Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall St. Brgy. Sn. Vicente, Ilagan City, Isabela Date Visited: Grade/Year Level:Grade 7 (GEMILINA) Subject Area:Technology and Livelihood Education (Marcelo G. Simon)
	ASSESSMENT TOOLS	DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE ASSESSMENT METHOD WAS USED
1. Oral questioning 2.Pen and paper test 3. Problem solving			_The teacher encourages the students to participate during class discussions. _The teacher asked some questions in relevance to their topic conversion of units. _The teacher asses the students by giving short quiz about their topic. _The teacher assess the students if they can be able to solve or convert units in metric system on the board.

Analysis

1.       Was there a variety of assessment methods used by the teacher? How relevant was/were the assessment method/s used?

                      
               Yes, there is a variety of assessment methods that is used by the teacher such as performance based assessment, pencil and paper test (essays,quizzes) and oral strategy(oral recitation). These assessment methods are relevant most specially the performance based assessment because of their field of specialization which is Technology and Livelihood Education which has different shops that requires skill and performance, the assessment methods are also relevant because they are based and aligned from the instructional objectives.

2.       Do you think the expected students’ learning behaviors indicated in the objectives were properly and appropriately assessed through those assessment methods?

          Yes , because every assessment methods has different tasks to achieve the expected learning behaviors for the students, these assessment methods has different qualities to assess the students for making decisions and judgments that is suited for every learners .

Reflections

As we observe the class , the teacher discuss and delivers his lesson very well, he makes the class discussion always alive by inserting some jokes that is related to the lesson. I have learned that as a teacher you must always consider a healthy psychological climate in the class , a good and effective communication with the learners  and also assuring that the students had learn and understand the lessons by using assessment methods that is appropriate for the learners. These assessment methods must be aligned with the instructional objectives that can be attained by the students.

FIELD STUDY 5

LEARNING ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

EPISODE 3

LOG ME

 

NAME OF FS STUDENT: JOSEPHINE M. GASPAr

COURSE:       BSE 3-A

RESOURCE TEACHER: MR. MARCELO G. SIMON

COOPERATING SCHOOL: ISABELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

My Target

     

       At the end of this activity, you will be informed on the principles of authentic assessment and its usefulness in the classroom.

My Task

       

     Authentic assessment is an alternative way of assessing students’ learning to be able to use it, you must have a deep understanding of it. To help you reach your goal, do the following task:

1.       Visit a classroom and interview the teacher on his/her experiences in using authentic assessment.

2.       Describe how the teacher uses the authentic assessment.

3.       Write a reflective journal on the activity.

My Tools

          

  For this learning activity, please document the information gathered from the interview with the teacher on authentic assessment. Write your documentation using the activity form provided for you.

MY INTERVIEW NOTES Students Interview with the Teacher Student: Good morning Sir! Teacher: Good morning too, what can I do for you? Student: Sir may I have a short interview Teacher: Okay. Please take your sit first. What do you want to know from me? Student: Thank you sir, may I know sir your complete name and the subject your                    teaching? Teacher: My name is Marcelo Simon, and I am teaching T.L.E. (Agriculture) subject Grade 7 students. Student: Great sir. How many years you are in service sir and what are those               different methods used in recording your student’s progress? Teacher: This is actually my 32nd  year of teaching in this institution and I am using         a Class record, checklist as a guideline listing skills, behaviors, or characteristics to          record my observations of students as they perform certain tasks. There are also student checklists used by students for self-assessment purposes. Student:  Do you have a time saving tips in checking your student’s papers? Teacher: For me, I usually check the papers during my free time in school so that I would        not be bothered to do other things when I am at home or outside the campus.              Sometimes we check the papers just after the recorded activities. Student: Sir, how do you score the papers, projects and other written assignment? Do you have certain procedures? Teacher: I am scoring their output depends on what kind of assessment that I used. For instance, I gave them a quiz and mostly a set of objectives and an essay so in objective, it is easy because you have just to count how many correct answer they got but in essay or any other written assessment in form of paragraph, I am using a certain criteria to make it fair. Student: Sir, when do you conduct the test and how do you the results filed? Teacher: In here, we are giving the test quarterly. Of course, we do checking and recording but we let the students see their papers and return it to us for our file. If in case a problem will occur with our students, we have evidence, so the parents of the learners are open to see also the record of their child. Student: How can a variety of assessment strategies co-exist in one classroom? What do students need to before a teacher uses various assessment strategies? Teacher: I my case as a T.L.E. teacher, I need to assess the learners in their verbal and non- verbal performance. So I am using a variety of activities inside the classroom and the important things the students should know are what would be the use of these assessments in their subject? How do the assessments help in their improvement? Student: Sir, what are the benefits of using authentic assessment and what are the challenges have you met with it? Teacher: There are many benefits of authentic, it resemble reading and writing in the real world and in school; students are learning and practicing how to apply important knowledge and skills for authentic purposes and for us teachers, it guarantees that we are concentrating on worthwhile skills and strategies. The most important challenge for me is how can I inculcate authentic assessment within the individual differences of the learners? Student: Okay sir, thank you very much for the information and giving your time to me. God bless!

Analysis

1.       What is Authentic Assessment?

        Authentic assessment focuses on students application of knowledge and skills in real life setting, it involves direct examination of students ability to use knowledge that is likened to what is encountered in real life setting, it moves beyond learning by rote and memorization of traditional methods and allows student to construct response, it also captures aspect of students knowledge ,understanding, problem-solving skills, social skills and attitudes that are used in real world or a simulation of a real world situation. Authentic assessment s set a meaningful and engaging task in rich context, where the learning applies knowledge and skills and performs the task in a new situation. Authentic task helps students rehearse for the complex ambiguities of adult and professional life. 

2.       How was authentic assessment used? Was it used to measure learning through the product?

            Yes. Authentic assessment is used to measure learning trough the product it is used to provide realistic context that can make problems more engaging for students, it is used to measure learning trough the product because product oriented task requires the student to employ the behavioural domains which is the cognitive, affective and the psycho-motor. These product oriented assessments with regards to authentic assessment require the use of complex procedural skills and techniques for generating products that will be created by the students.

Reflection What are your insights and feelings about the use of authentic assessment?           Incorporating  authentic assessment in assessing students is an alternative way to assess the students performances, for me it is the best way to assess the students learning competencies and skills of students for they are exposed in real context setting, therefore they as every individual can solve problems that are encountered in real life . Engaging real life learning from the learners perspective is engaging, self directed and meaningful to the students. Describe how the teacher used the authentic assessment? Our resource teacher used authentic assessment for evaluating the skills and competencies of students he establishes activities that is aligned with the instructional objectives such as performance based activities and let the students to discover and learn, for example is the teacher let the students to design and build their own example of vegetable garden in the schools simple backyard and the yields are being sold to the market. The profit is being shared by the other group mates. This strategy of the teacher will also develop the student’s entrepreneurial abilities which will be their guide in real life application to have an additional income and allowances. How did you feel about the teachers experience in the use of authentic assessment?                   I appreciate the way our resource teacher use of authentic assessment because he totally engage and commits his self in planning employing authentic assessment for the benefits and progress of students skills and competencies. What could be the gains of the students and teachers in using authentic assessment? The gains of the students in using authentic assessments is that they are exposed in real life context that will provide learning experiences for them to be knowledge producers, knowledge users, and socially responsible citizens . In the part of the teacher the results of authentic assessment will be their guide and data in evaluating the student’s performance and abilities. Also to improve their instructional plan and strategies so that the students can easily achieve the targeted outcomes and competencies and for more holistic approaches in evaluating students.

Which part of the teacher’s use of authentic assessment do you feel like improving or revising?

            For me there is nothing to revise but to improve his use of authentic assessment for the benefit of the students and for him to measure the learning extent of the students