Course-IX (1.2.9) Assessment for Learning
Theory: 50 + 50 Engagement with the field: 50 l Full Marks:150

1st Half : Assessment of the Learning Process

Unit-I: Concept of Evaluation and Assessment

• Meaning of Test, Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation
•  Distinguish among Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation
•  Nature and purpose of Evaluation

Unit-II: Approaches and Techniques of Evaluation and Criteria of Assessment Procedure

•  Approaches–Formative and Summative; NRT and CRT
•  Techniques–observational, self-reporting, psychological and Educational tests
•  Validity–Meaning, Types and Measurement
•  Reliability–Meaning, Types and Measurement
•  Norm and Usability

Unit-III: Psychological Test

• Meaning and concept
•  Preliminary idea about–Intelligence test, Aptitude test, Interest Inventory, Attitude test, Creativity and Personality
•  Achievement test–Meaning, characteristics, steps for construction and uses
•  Diagnostic and prognostic test

Unit-IV: Evaluation

• Types of Tests; Written Test, Oral Test, NRT, CRT, Summative Test, Formative Test, Diagnostic Test.
• Scoring and Grading, Analysis of Score and Its Interpretation
  (a) Tabulation of data.
  (b) Graphical (Histogram, frequency Polygon)
  (c) Central Tendency (Mean, Median Mode)
  (d) Deviation–Standard.

UNIT-V: Problem–Learner

•  Problem–Learner; Concept and Types,
•  Identification of Problem–Learner; Observation, Case Study, Socio-Metric & Testing (Educational and Psychological) Techniques.
•  Remedial Measures—Guidance & Counseling, Life-Skill Training.

2nd Half : Assessment of the Learning System

Unit-I: Infrastructural facilities

• Rooms (types and numbers), l Classroom furniture,
•  Sanitation facility, l Drinking water,
•  Playground etc. l Library

Unit-II: Human Resource

•  Teaching staff (Full Time + Part Time + Para teacher)
•  Non -Teaching staff
•  Students:- Boys / Girls / SC / ST /OBC / Minority / Special Needs Children.
•  Teacher-student Ratio.

Unit-III: Management & Record Maintenance

•  Managing Committee
•  Committees for Academic Purposes
•  Different Committees
•  Fee Structure,
•  Number of units/School hour/time table/periods
•  Students participation—student Self-Government.
•  Records: v Accounts related v Staff related v Student related v Curriculum related

Unit-IV: Special Service Provided

•  Mid-Day Meal l Book bank for poor students
•  Tutorial for weaker students l Remedial teaching
•  Parent Teacher Association l Staff Welfare Service
•  Health Programme l Conducting Talent Search Examination
•  Providing Scholarship

Unit-V: School Community relationship

•  Community involvement in decision making.
•  Community Contribution to school
•  Meeting with community members
•  School response to parents.

Engagement with Field/Practicum
Any two of the following—

• Writing educational objectives, learning experience and corresponding evaluation techniques, General and specific objectives
•  Framing measurable and non-measurable learning outcomes
•  Determining the objectivity given an answer key
•  Determining the objectivity of a tool
•  Finding out the content validity of the given question paper
•  Designing Rating scale, Questionnaire, Interview Schedule in a given a topic
•  Framing Different types of questions
•  Preparation of Blue Print and a question paper
•  Prepare graphs and use statistics for analysis of test result