CT 100 Assessing and Evaluating Learners Achievement in Social Science Subjects

Assessment, testing, measurement, and evaluation are important activities in the teaching and learning process

Without them, it would have been very difficult for teachers to track and follow-up their students’ achievement

Assessment – is a systematic, continuous process of monitoring the various pieces of learning to evaluate students achievement and instructional effectiveness with a view to action

By systematic process, means that assessment involves the use of standard tools such as:

tests
homework assignments
class projects
portfolio
checklists
rating scales
class presentations, and
teacher observations

What is measurement?

Is a process of assigning numbers to individuals or their characteristics according to specified rules.

Involves numerical description of the degree that an individual possess particular attributes/characteristics

What is Evaluation

Is the process of determining the value or worth of something

At classroom level, it can be defined as a systematic process of collecting, analysing and interpreting information/evidence to determine the extent to which pupils are achieving instructional objectives.