An Integrated Solutions ApproachAssessment Program
“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.”......Robert M Hutchins
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Importance of Assessment
Classteacher Assessment Program
Assessment Program
Learning Processes Formative Assessments
Learning Outcome
Importance of Assessment
Summative Assessments
Remedial Inputs
Assessment that guides and encourages effective approaches to learning
Three objectives for educational assessment
Assessment that validly and reliably measures expected learning outcomes
Assessment that provides remedial inputs to help realign the learning processes
Assessment – An important cog in learning
How academic staff view teaching and learning How students view teaching and learning
What course content should be taught?What should students learn?
What teaching and learning methods are appropriate?
How can student learning be assessed?
Assessment can be the final consideration for staff in the design of the teaching and
learning process
REPOSITIONING STUDENT ASSESSMENT AS A STRATEGIC
TOOL FOR ENHANCED TEACHING AND LEARNING
In what ways am I going to be assessed?What do I need to know?
What then are the learning objectives?
Assessment is usually at the forefront of students perception of the teaching and
learning process
What approaches to study should I adopt?
Repositioning the role of assessmentImportance of
Assessment
Importance of Assessment
Classteacher Assessment Program
Assessment Program
ClassteacherAssessment
Program
AC based on Bloom’s Taxonomy - Defines the goals of the learning process
Learner should have acquired new skills, knowledge and/or attitudes (KSA – Knowledge, Skills & Attitude)
Classteacher Assessment Program Bloom’s Taxonomy – Basis of AP
Cognitive (knowing/head)
Psychomotor (doing/hands)
Affective (feeling/heart)
ClassteacherAssessment
Program
Classteacher Assessment Program consists of three solutions:
Classteacher Assessment Program - 3 Solutions
Assessment Centre
Skill Assessment Program
Assessment Devices
Automates entire Assessment process Teachers conduct multiple standardized assessments rapidly
Formative assessments to be conducted in the classroom Rapid/Real time assessment of student learning
Co-scholastic measurement of student learning Scores benchmarked against over 60,000 students around India
ClassteacherAssessment
Centre
Powerful application that automates the entire assessment process enabling school to conduct
multiple standardized and high quality assessments rapidly and with minimum effort
• Autogenerate/pick Qs• Include subjective Qs• 50K Qs in system
Question paper creation Schedule/Administer Tests Scoring of student performance Reporting and analytics
• Assign tests to sections• Save tests to reassign
• Automatic scoring• Collation of overall results
• Comprehensive reports• Rich analysis for teachers
Key Features:
Classteacher Assessment ProgramKey Features in AC
Classteacher Assessment ProgramKey Diffferentiators of AC
Rapid Assessment Cycle
Open Architecture
Rich Analytics
Bird’s eye view
Identify development areas
Multiple report Generation
Teachers focus on lesson plans
Ability to create questions
Questions of varied difficulty levels
Addition of Subjective question
Multimedia files in questions
Hints to students
Auto-generate question papers
Randomized questions and choices
Instantaneous report Generation
ClassteacherAssessment
Centre
ClassteacherAssessment
Centre
Classteacher Assessment Centre in Action!
Classteacher Assessment Centre in Action!ClassteacherAssessment
Centre
Classteacher Assessment Centre in Action!ClassteacherAssessment
Centre
Classteacher Assessment Devices
Get instant response from students to pace the teaching
Receiver connected to laptop, wireless handsets for students
Reports – By student, By question, student level, class level
Active participation of all students in class
Direct help to students who answer incorrectly
Create questions/utilize AC question bank
ClassteacherAssessment
Devices
Devices to assess student’s understanding of topic/subtopic in realtime by the teacher; Immediate steps and change in focus can hence be achieved to shape-up student outcomes
Classteacher Assessment Devices in Action!ClassteacherAssessment
Devices
Classteacher Assessment Devices in Action!ClassteacherAssessment
Devices
Classteacher Skill Assessment Program (SAP)
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Measures scholastic and co-scholastic skills
3 areas of Assessment Problem Solving and Creativity Science in Daily Life Application of Language
Scores benchmarked against over 60,000 students over India
A scientifically designed test that assesses a student’s overall development and benchmarks him/her against a company of his peers over a representative population
ClassteacherSkill Assessment
Program
Why join the Skill Assessment Program (SAP)?
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Holistic Development : SAP addresses holistic development needs of an
individual. This is not addressed in scholastic tests
Remedial Direction: SAP scores indicate a possible direction for remedial
action by parents or the school
Identifies natural strengths : Allows appropriate career choices to be made
ClassteacherSkill Assessment
Program
Clues for Career Choices!
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Problem solving and creativity
Research and development, Engineering, Management, Consultants, Technicians,
Teachers, Civil services and other public sectors
Science in daily LifeMedicine, Engineering, Research and development, Teachers, Civil services and other public sectors
Application of LanguageJournalism, Mass media (Print and Audio visual), Publishing,
Literary, Critics, Teachers
ClassteacherSkill Assessment
Program
Sample SAP Report
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ClassteacherSkill Assessment
Program
Teacher/Schools:•Minimizes redundant time spent in
creation and scoring of tests reducing workload
•Allows teachers to focus on creating learning plans & learning needs of students
• Clear view of combined & personalized attention on topics & subjects
• AC integrable with CCE
Leveraging StudentsProvides personalized practice for students
Advantage ParentsAbility to analyze trends in child’s
performance
Boon to Teachers/SchoolsAid to teachers to
develop assessments and minimize teacher
time spent
Students:• Induce discipline in students by:
– Regular assessments– Assessments on computers– Apply learning to solving problems
•Allow student to focus on application and co-scholastic skills
Parents:Ability to be directly involved in
students academics• Focus on development needs of
students as per academic progress• Encourage child for developing areas
of competence and interest• View continuous progress made by
the child on topics and subjects
Tri-fold impact of Classteacher Assessment Program Classteacher
Assessment Program
ClassteacherAssessment
Program
Approach Teachers input in questions
Questions beyond curriculum
Mid-topic scholastic assessments
Features
Coverage
Ability to conduct multiple assessments
Descriptive questions
Instantaneous reports
YoY analysis for students
Mobile device kit for assessment
Mapping for classes 1-12
Comprehensive coverage beyond Science, Maths and English
Assessment Program - Unparalleled Features
Scholastic and Co-Scholastic assessment
Linkage to CCE
AC + HHD + SAP Asset + DA