Dr. Jamil Day 4 Higher Education AIOU

1. COURSE CODE (8625)
DAY-5
Dr. Muhammad Jamil
PhD (Education)
03004255912
UNIT-7
ASSESMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2. • Assessment: Reasons, Modes and usage in Higher Education
• Policy Guidelines and Recommend reforms for HEC Exam system
• The Role of Teacher and Learner in Assessment
• Types of EntryTests in Pakistan: Question types and Guidelines

3. Your perception about
Assessment?

5. REFLECTION
Differentiate
Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation
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6. Assessment
• Assessment is formally defined as a measure of performance.
• Educational Assessment is the process of documenting,
usually in measurable terms, knowledge, skills,
attitudes and beliefs.
• Assessment is a mechanism for providing instructors
with data for improving their teaching methods
and for guiding and motivating students.

7. REFLECTION
What is Assessment?
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8. Reasons for Assessment
• Selection
• Certification
• Describing
• Aiding learning
• Improving teaching

9. REFLECTION
Why we need Assessment?
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10. Modes of Assessment
• Diagnostic
• Formative
• Summative

11. REFLECTION
Which type of Assessment is the most
Important and How?
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12. Diagnostic Assessment
• To improve the Learner’s Experience and their level of achievement.
• It looks backwards rather than forwards.
• It assesses what the learner already knows.
• It is often used before teaching or when a problem arises.
Types of Diagnostic Assessments
• Pre-tests: To get an understanding about the students’ knowledge level.
• Self-assessments: To identifying Skills and Competencies of the students.
• Brief interviews: To get an idea about the problems of the students which
they faced in the classroom.

13. REFLECTION
How Diagnostic Assessment is
important?
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14. Formative Assessment
• It provides feedback and information during the instructional process.
• It measures Student Progress and can also assess progress of an Instructor.
Types of Formative Assessment
• Observations: During in-class activities, non-verbal feedback during lecture
• Homework: exercises as review for exams and class discussions
• Reflections Journals: that are reviewed periodically during the semester
• Question and Answer Sessions: both formal—planned and informal
• Conferences: between the instructor and student at various points

15. REFLECTION
Use of Formative Assessment in
Educational Institutions?
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16. Summative Assessment
• Summative assessment takes place after the learning has been completed
• It provides information and feedback
• Typically, no more formal learning is taking place at this stage
Types of Summative Assessment
• Examinations (major, high-stakes exams)
• Final Examination (a truly summative assessment)
• Term Papers (drafts submitted throughout the semester are formative assessment)
• Projects (project phases submitted at various completion points could be formatively
assessed)

17. REFLECTION
How Summative Assessment can be
made more effective?
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18. Policy Guidelines approved by HEC
for semester system (2006)
• Switch over for the Semester System to attain harmony and uniformity.
• Relevant Professional Training for staff related to semester system.
• Choice of Questions abolished from year 2007.
• No Grace Marks by the year 2007.
• The question papers for assessment of Students’ conceptual knowledge.
• (MCQs) and Short Essay Questions (SEQs) should be encouraged for academic achievement.
• Long Essay Questions (LEQ) can/may be used for writing ability.
• The practical / project should always be evaluated by an external.
• Transparent exam system.
• Evaluation of Teachers’ Performance by the students anonymously.

19. REFLECTION
Important Policy Guidelines and How?
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20. Recommended Reforms in Examination
System of Higher Education
• Minimize Mal-practices
• Frequent Evaluation
• Discussions on common mistakes of students in Examination
• Attitude towards being examined should be changed
• Comprehensive and balanced Evaluation
• Minimize delay in the conduct of examination
• Meaningful and gainful Curriculum
• Avoid Selective-Study and Guess-Work
• Introduction of the Semester System

21. REFLECTION
Which Recommendation is the most
effective and usable: How?
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22. Teachers’ Role in Assessment
• Teacher as Performer
• Teacher as Composer
• Teacher as Conductor
• Teacher as Critic

23. REFLECTION
How aTeacher can play role for
effective Assessment?
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24. Learners’ Role in Assessment
• Learner as Receiver
• Learner as Detective
• Learner as Generator
• Learner as Facilitator

25. REFLECTION
Learners’ Role in Assessment
effectiveness?
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26. Types of Entry Tests in Pakistan
• UET ECAT (Engineering College AdmissionTest)
• MCAT (Medical College AdmissionTest)
• SAT (Scholastic AssessmentTest)
• NTS (NationalTesting Service), GAT
• GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

27. • Verbal ability
• Numeric ability
• Abstract reasoning
• Spatial reasoning
• Mechanical reasoning
• Fault diagnostic
• Data checking
• Work sample
Types of questions in Tests

28. REFLECTION
How aTest Should be prepared?
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29. Test Preparation Guidelines
• Learn the basics
• Everything is important
• Practice
• Know your weak points
• Don’t waste time
• Careful about attempting
• Avoid gaps
• Take care of yourself

30. How Assessment system of
HE can be improved ?

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See you tomorrow Insha Allah
Allah Hafiz