1. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
14/01/2019
Assessment – Purposes and Types
4.30
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2. https://tinyurl.com/PSETlearning
Recap
What is Learning?
1 thing you learnt
1 thing you are unsure of
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3. Pedagogy – the science or art of teaching Wordia definition
Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970) – Paulo Freire, Brazilian Social Activist and Teacher
Freire calls traditional pedagogy the "banking model" because it treats the student as an empty vessel to be filled with knowledge,
Freire argues for a pedagogy that works alongside students to them develop their own learning
Pedagog
A teacher
A person who is pedantic , dogmatic, overly formal
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4. Andragogy
Term has its origins in 19th Century but Malcolm Knowles (1970) popularised the modern understanding of the term as the art and science of helping adults learn
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5. Heutagogy is the study of self-determined learning
Emphasis on HOW to learn as well as WHAT you learn.
Consider…
How can you help learners be independent from you as a teacher?

6. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
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440 - Whole group
What % of the session should be devoted to……. P, A, R?
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7. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
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Love and belonging
What is this pyramid usually called?
Physiological
Safety
Esteem
Self-actualisation
4.45 table discussion – then whole group activity
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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8. The usual arrangement

9. Assignment PGDip Part 1 (60%) Essay (2500 words)
Critically appraise the role and responsibilities of a teacher, including planning and assessment, with reference to current or future teaching practice.
Guidance: Provide examples of a range of assessment tools and your own planning in relation to your appraisal of practice.

10. First can you peer assess this teacher……..

11. Feedback
What feedback would you give this teacher….. What if you were told this was his first ever teaching session…… What if you were told it was his eighth and final observation within a teacher training course?

12. Purpose, Types and Methods of Assessment
Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
14/01/2019
Purpose, Types and Methods of Assessment
5.20
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13. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
14/01/2019
Today’s targets…
Define Assessment and types
Appraise the purposes of assessment and evaluate these in relation to your specialism
Evaluate a range of assessment methods
How could I measure if these have been achieved?
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14. Whole group Discussion
Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
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Whole group Discussion
Assessment
What is it?
Good experiences
When is it done?
Types
Bad experiences
Purposes
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15. What is Assessment? Assessment is making Judgements about…….
Skills and knowledge
Potential and Progress
Who are making the judgements
Examiners
Teachers
Students

16. Some Quotes……….
“Assessment makes teaching into teaching. Mere presentation—without assessment of what the learners have made of what you have offered them—is not teaching.”
ATHERTON J S (2010) Learning and Teaching; Assessment [On-line] UK: Available: http
:// Accessed: 5 October 2010
“Assessment procedures to gauge student learning should be as varied as the teaching strategies used to teach them.” Read more at Suite101: What is Assessment: Assessing Student Learning

17. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
14/01/2019
Purposes of Assessment: Why do it?
Task
Consider these questions after reading the statements:
To what extent do you agree with the statements? (rate each on a scale from 0 to 10)
What are the implications of each statement for teachers
Devise a statement of your own which summarises the purpose and importance of assessment
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18. Purposes: Race (2001) The lecturer’s toolkit
Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
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Purposes: Race (2001) The lecturer’s toolkit
To diagnose faults and support progression
To give us feedback on how our learners are progressing and how our teaching is going
To guide improvement and motivate students
To provide statistics for the course, or for the institution
To enable grading, exam classifications and final degree classifications
To add variety to students’ learning experience, and add direction to our teaching
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19. Categories or Types of Assessment
Initial
Diagnostic
Formative
Summative
Whole group: What do you think these terms mean and what activities fall under these categories
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20. Initial and Diagnostic
Initial assessment can screen students, identify support needs or simply benchmark a learner’s skills, knowledge and understanding at the start of a programme. Diagnostics should take this on into the programme giving further insight into skills, knowledge and understanding throughout the programme.

21. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
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Diagnostic Methods
Task: As a table……
Come up with some as many diagnostic questions as you can, drawing on your specialism, that you
can use at the start
of a session.
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22. Summative (Assessment of Learning)
Summative assessment is performed at the end (of unit, term, year or sometimes one session) to check on learning. Summative assessment methods tend to be more formal and include……
Exams
Oral questions
Demonstration of skills
Observation
Assignment
Computer based questions
Project
Others?

23. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
14/01/2019
Summative - types
Norm-referenced e.g. selection tests, school SATS, IQ tests (old O and A-levels)
Compares students with each other and rewards the best
Criterion-referenced e.g. GCSE, driving test
Compares students with set criteria and awards grade (or simply pass or fail - Competency based)
Ipsative e.g. ILP’s, Sport,
Compares students with own previous performance
Norm referenced - Marks all candidates on a comparative scale-compares their performance with others in the group. external exams – aim is to maintain standards
Assumes performances in any year fit a normal distribution curve - small % pass and get As and most get between 40 and 60%.
Adjusts raw results to fit the normal distribution curve: creates a quote of results in each grade. Result may depend on how able/weak’ their cohort is. Assumes a conformity of ability in successive cohorts.
Criterion referenced – mastery learning – master one topic before moving on to the next. Criteria – objectives and competences - Measures what each candidate can do
All those who can performance at required level(s) achieve a Pass or the appropriate grade so all candidates could achieve ‘A’ grades
No quotas in grades or limit on numbers who may pass. ie Driving Test
Norm–reference and criterion reference assessment can be mixed. ie Norm reference structures set grade boundaries and criterion reference standards set the grade requirement. See CPD handbook and PCET unit
Competence based - work-based skills: analysis of skills needed to performance in an occupational area. (NVQs) Elements of Competence’ used to create units that fit together to form an Award - candidates must demonstrate competence in all the required elements Can be retaken until competence achieved
Usually Pass/Fail: no ‘grades’ of competence and focus on behavioural skills
What method do you use? Is it appropriate? Is it the best / only way?
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24. Formative (Assessment for Learning)
Developmental and ongoing assessments. We use these methods constantly. Formative assessment methods tend to be more informal and may include……….
Oral questions
Log-books/ journals/ self evaluations
Questions & Answers
Observation
Written questions – worksheets
Demonstration
Roleplay
Monitored Individual and group activities
Simulation
Others?

25. Assessment for Learning
Inside the black box (1998) is a summary of the main findings arising from 250 assessment articles (covering nine years of international research) studied by Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam. Its findings still provide a touchstone for other researchers, advisers and teachers. Assessment for Learning is the approach to formative assessment which has developed from this……

26. Defining Assessment for Learning? (A4L)
“The process teachers and learners use to decide:
where learners are in their learning
where they need to go
how best to get there.”
Paul Black Co-author of “Inside the Black Box.”, “Working inside the Black Box.” and “ Assessment for Learning: Putting it into Practice.”

27. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
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Formative assessment
Is designed to provide learners with feedback on progress and informs development, but does not necessarily contribute to the overall assessment
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28. Formative assessment Involves
Sharing learning goals and standards with students
Feedback that helps pupils to identify how to improve
Reviewing and reflecting together
Self-assessment
Increasing motivation and self-esteem, crucial for effective learning and progress, by effective assessment techniques.
Adapted from: Assessment for Learning Strategy Download

29. What about our video clip of a teacher shown earlier…….
In your feedback did you indicate….
where he was with his teaching
where he needed to go
how best to get there
If you did you were apply the principles of A4L

30. Peer and self assessment
Peer and self-assessment have an
important role in A4L.
Key elements are...
Students using the assessment criteria to assess and set own targets for improvement.
Students make comments about their own strengths and weaknesses before hearing/receiving other people's views .
Teachers and others demonstrating examples of what is required. (Did I hear someone say “modelling”?)

31. Models of assessment Classical model Exams and unseen tests
Liberal model
Continuous assessment and perhaps student devised assessment
Objectives model
Performance activity with pass/fail outcomes

32. Evaluating methods Complete the table – If you finish early:
send an ‘ambassador’ to see what other tables have got and feed back to your group
B) Add two more of your own at the bottom of the table

33. Micro-teach 20mins Lesson plan required Start – Middle – End
Student Activity
Peer reviews
Tutor Feedback
Hand in for the assignment
A reflection, all feedback, session plans and materials

34. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
14/01/2019
Check Outcomes?
Define Assessment and types
Appraise the purposes of assessment and evaluate these in relation to your specialism
Evaluate a range of assessment methods
7.00
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35. Bradford College PCET Assessment 1
14/01/2019
Assessment: What is it good for?
4.30
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36. Assessment is for learning
Or put simply
Assessment is for learning