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Assessment
Why do Teachers Assess Students?
In general, teachers’ assessment provide two types of
information. Information that allows teachers to
Describe things, whereas the other allows them to
begin to offer Explanations for what they describe.
Alfred Binet (1857-1911)
The student will recall the four major food groups without error.
The student will match each U.S general with his famous battle with
80% accuracy.
Comprehension
Objectives at the comprehension level require some level of
understanding. Test items require the student to change the form of a
communication (translation), to restate what has been read, to see
connections or relationships among parts of a communication
(interpretation), or to draw conclusions or consequences from
information (inference).
Some verbs that describe learning outcomes
at the comprehension level are:
Convert explain Infer
Defend extend paraphrase
Discriminate estimate predict
Distinguish generalize summarize
Example objectives:
Given the fraction not covered in class, the student will multiply them
on paper with 80% accuracy.
Analysis
Objectives written at the analysis level require the student to identify
logical errors (e.g., point out contradiction or an erroneous inference)
or to differentiate among facts, opinions, assumptions, hypothesis, or
conclusion.
Some verbs describe learning outcomes at
the analysis level are:
Break down distinguish point out
Deduce illustrate relate
Diagram infer separate out
Differentiate outline subdivide
Example of objectives:
Given the state of the nation address (SONA), the student will be able
to point out the position that attack an individual rather than his or her
program.
Synthesis
Objectives written at this level require the student to produce
something unique or original. Some verbs that describe the learning
outcomes at the synthesis level are the following: