1. An Integrated Solutions Approach
Assessment Program
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2. Assessment Program
Importance of Assessment
Classteacher Assessment Program
3. Assessment – An important cog in learning
Importance of
Assessment
Learning Processes Learning Outcome
Formative
Assessments
Summative
Assessments
Remedial Inputs
Assessment that guides and encourages effective approaches to learning
Three objectives for
educational Assessment that validly and reliably measures expected learning outcomes
assessment
Assessment that provides remedial inputs to help realign the learning processes
4. Repositioning the role of assessment
Importance of
Assessment
How academic staff view teaching and
How students view teaching and learning
learning
REPOSITIONING STUDENT
ASSESSMENT AS A STRATEGIC
TOOL FOR ENHANCED TEACHING
AND LEARNING
What course content should be taught? In what ways am I going to be assessed?
What should students learn? What do I need to know?
What teaching and learning methods are
What then are the learning objectives?
appropriate?
How can student learning be assessed? What approaches to study should I adopt?
Assessment can be the final consideration for Assessment is usually at the forefront of
staff in the design of the teaching and students perception of the teaching and
learning process learning process
5. Assessment Program
Importance of Assessment
Classteacher Assessment Program
6. Classteacher Assessment Program
Bloom’s Taxonomy – Basis of AP Classteacher
Assessment
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)
Cognitive (knowing/head)
Affective (feeling/heart)
Psychomotor (doing/hands)
7. Classteacher Assessment Program - 3 Solutions
Classteacher
Assessment
Program
Classteacher Assessment Program consists of three solutions:
Automates entire Assessment process
Assessment Centre Teachers conduct multiple standardized assessments rapidly
Formative assessments to be conducted in the classroom
Assessment Devices Rapid/Real time assessment of student learning
Skill Assessment Co-scholastic measurement of student learning
Program Scores benchmarked against over 60,000 students around India
8. Classteacher Assessment Program
Key Features in AC Classteacher
Assessment
Centre
Powerful application that automates the entire assessment process enabling school to conduct
multiple standardized and high quality assessments rapidly and with minimum effort
Key Features:
Question paper creation Schedule/Administer Tests Scoring of student performance Reporting and analytics
• Autogenerate/pick Qs • Assign tests to sections • Automatic scoring • Comprehensive reports
• Include subjective Qs • Save tests to reassign • Collation of overall results • Rich analysis for teachers
• 50K Qs in system
9. Classteacher Assessment Program
Key Diffferentiators of AC Classteacher
Assessment
Centre
Auto-generate question papers
Randomized questions and choices
Instantaneous report Generation
Rapid Assessment Cycle
Ability to create questions
Questions of varied difficulty levels
Addition of Subjective question
Open
Architecture Multimedia files in questions
Rich Hints to students
Analytics
Bird’s eye view
Identify development areas
Multiple report Generation
Teachers focus on lesson plans
13. Classteacher Assessment Devices
Classteacher
Assessment
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
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
16. Classteacher Skill Assessment Program (SAP)
Classteacher
Skill Assessment
Program
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
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
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17. Why join the Skill Assessment Program (SAP)?
Classteacher
Skill Assessment
Program
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
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18. Clues for Career Choices!
Classteacher
Skill Assessment
Program
Problem solving and
creativity Science in daily Life Application of Language
Research and development, Medicine, Engineering, Research Journalism, Mass media (Print
Engineering, Management, and development, Teachers, Civil and Audio visual), Publishing,
Consultants, Technicians, services and other public sectors Literary, Critics, Teachers
Teachers, Civil services and other
public sectors
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20. Tri-fold impact of Classteacher Assessment
Program Classteacher
Assessment
Program
Students:
Teacher/Schools:
• Induce discipline in students by:
• Minimizes redundant time spent in – Regular assessments
creation and scoring of tests reducing
– Assessments on computers
workload
Leveraging Students – Apply learning to solving problems
• Allows teachers to focus on creating • Allow student to focus on application
learning plans & learning needs of Provides personalized and co-scholastic skills
students practice for students
• Clear view of combined & personalized
attention on topics & subjects
• AC integrable with CCE
Boon to
Teachers/Schools
Advantage Parents Parents:
Aid to teachers to Ability to be directly involved in
Ability to analyze
develop students academics
trends in child’s • Focus on development needs of
assessments and
performance students as per academic progress
minimize teacher
time spent • Encourage child for developing areas
of competence and interest
• View continuous progress made by
the child on topics and subjects
21. Assessment Program - Unparalleled Features
Classteacher
Assessment
Program
AC + HHD + SAP Asset + DA
Approach
Teachers input in questions
Questions beyond curriculum
Mid-topic scholastic assessments
Ability to conduct multiple assessments
Descriptive questions
Features
Instantaneous reports
YoY analysis for students
Mobile device kit for assessment
Scholastic and Co-Scholastic assessment
Linkage to CCE
Coverage
Mapping for classes 1-12
Comprehensive coverage beyond
Science, Maths and English