Explore classroom decision-making, emphasizing how assessment informs instructional choices and supports learning
Intriduces Bloom’s and SOLO taxonomies, helping students articulate learning goals and categorize cognitive skills
Focuses on the technical foundations of assessment—validity and reliability—using both statistical and non-statistical approaches to evaluate assessment quality.
Emphasises planning for assessment-integrated instruction, encouraging alignment between learning activities and assessment strategies.
Diagnostic and formative assessment, equipping students with tools like checklists, anecdotal records, and rating scales to monitor and support learning in real time.
Introduces self- and peer-assessment, fostering student agency and reflective practice.
Covers traditional item formats—completion, short-answer, true/false, multiple-choice, and matching—highlighting principles of item construction and validity
Addresses extended response formats such as essays, reports, and projects, with guidance on setting tasks and grading them reliably.
Focuses on alternative assessment methods, such as performance and portfolio assessments, and the use of holistic and analytic rubrics to evaluate complex student work.
Assessing higher-order thinking, including problem solving and critical thinking, using authentic tasks and criteria
Students learn how to prepare learners for assessment and use results to refine teaching and improve future assessments.
Explores grading and reporting, comparing norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, and standards-referenced frameworks to ensure fair and meaningful communication of student progress.
Introduces the role of ICT in assessment, examining digital tools that enhance efficiency, feedback, and data management in modern classrooms.
