Module 6:INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS IN ASSESSMENT Flashcards
8 TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS
- INSTRUCTIONAL
- GRADING
- DIAGNOSTIC
- SELECTION
- PLACEMENT
- GUIDANCE & COUNSELING
- PROGRAM OR CURRICULUM
- ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
It is usually based on teacher-made tests. Grades are assigned to the students using assessment as one of the factors.
GRADING
This is normally made by individual classroom teacher, as necessary to meet the targets or objectives set during classroom engagement. Decisions are reached according to the results of test administered to a class.
INSTRUCTIONAL
It is made to determine a student’s strengths and weaknesses and the reason or reasons.
DIAGNOSTIC
It involves accepting or rejecting the examinee based on the results of assessment, for admission or qualification to a program or school
activity. The decisions are made not by classroom teachers but by specialists such as guidance counselors, administrators, or the selection committee.
SELECTION
It involves determining the implications to resources including financial consideration in order to improve the student learning as a result of an assessment. It may entail acquisition of instructional materials, books, or others to raise the level of students’ performance in academic, or non-academic or both.
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
It is made after a student has been admitted to school. It involves the process of identifying students who
needs remediation or may be recommended for enrichment program of the school.
PLACEMENT
It utilizes test data to assist students in making their personal choices for future career and help them know their strengths and weaknesses by means of standardized tests.
GUIDANCE & COUNSELING
It is made not at the level of the teachers but on the higher level such as division, regional, or national level. Based on the results of assessment and evaluation, educational decisions may be reached: to continue, discontinue, revise or replace a curriculum or program being implemented.
PROGRAM OR CURRICULUM
