EPISODE 4

WORK ME ON

Name of FS Student:     Jasmin B. Del Rosario

Course:                         BSE 3A                                                                                   

Resource Teacher:        Mrs. Lorna Obedoza

Cooperating School:       Isabela National High School

My Target

            At the end of this activity, you will be skillful in designing process – oriented performance assessment.

MY TASK

            After your observation experience you now have a deeply and principled understanding of the concepts of authentic assessment used in the classroom. You can now go through the process of designing performance assessment by the following these steps:

1.     Visit a class and identify performance-based activities.

2.     Choose one performance-based activity and study its process.

3.     Design a performance assessment plan for the activity you have chosen.

4.     Collect samples of performance-based assessment tools.

5.     Reflect on your experience.

MY TOOLS

          In observing a class, take note of important observations of the performance-based activity in the classroom. Make a checklist of the important things you want to consider in your assessment planning. Use the activity form provided for you. You may use format of process-oriented assessment that you have taken in your assessment 2 class. The rubrics are part and parcel of this assessment plan. 

OBSERVATION NOTES

Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall St. Centro Ilagan City Date Visited: February 10, 2015 Grade/Year Level: Grade 8 SPA-Aquino Subject Area: Science

Describe in bullets the performance-based activity you observe.  The task is to sing a jingle concerning how to make the digestive system healthy       The task is done in groups       They are given 30 minutes to practice and prepare       Each group are given 5 minutes to perform       Students are allowed to use instruments       Criteria are well explained before the performance

My Checklist
From the criteria below, put a check below letter A if the characteristic observed is Very satisfactory, B for satisfactory, C for Fair and D for poor
CRITERIA	A	B	C	D
Relativity to the subject Matter
Impact to the listeners
Teamwork and Cooperation of the group
Task is done within 5 minutes
Students demonstrate their skills in performing the task
The song contains suggestions on how to make the digestive system healthy
Encourages the listeners to have a good eating habit

NOTES ON MY PROCESS-ORIENTED ASSESSMENT PLAN

Name of the School Observed: Isabela National High School School Address: Claravall St. Centro Ilagan City Date Visited: February 10, 2015 Grade/Year Level: Grade 8 SPA-Aquino Subject Area: Science

What are the best features of my process-oriented performance assessment design?     The best feature of my assessment design is that it serves the purpose for which the results will be used; it has clearly defined learning objectives which are directly observable and measures the competencies of the students.

What specific conditions are necessary for a successful use of my process-oriented performance assessment design?     Process-oriented assessment must always determine the purpose, the construct, population and the purpose of the assessment. This will help the user measure what he/she really want to measure.

What basic points should the user of this design consider?                 In using this design, the user should consider the type of performance he/she is going to assess, the instructional strategies used and the grading approach.

                                          ANALYSIS

1.    Why do teachers need to give attention to the students’ process-oriented tasks? Why do they need to assess them?

           Teachers need to give attention to the students’ process-oriented tasks because learning needs to be connected to the lives of the students. This can be done by utilizing tasks that focus on students’ ability to use their knowledge and skills in meaningful ways. It must be assessed so that students will be aware about the significance of following the correct process or procedures.

2. In what conditions can the process-oriented performance assessment be used appropriately?

           Process-oriented performance based assessment can be used when students perform activities where the process or procedures used in the performance itself is to judged. Teachers focus on how they do the task rather than what they have done.

REFLECTION

Make reflections on your feelings and thoughts about the observations made in this FS.

   In this episode, we were assigned to make a process-oriented performance assessment plan and a sample checklist.

     With this task, I realized how crucial it is to make a process-oriented performance assessment plan. In doing such, you need to be very careful in making the criteria to be used; the characteristics that must be observed in their performance. The results will be interpreted and will be used for decision making. Also, the objective must be stated in directly observable behaviors of the students to measure what you really want to measure. Before conducting the task, the teacher should always communicate to the students the criteria on how they will be assessed to avoid bias and subjectivity.

In the class that I am observing, I observe that the teacher employ different process-oriented task. She acts as a facilitator and the students are cooperative and responsible in doing the task. Whether it is an individual or group activity, the teacher see to it that students display the skills she wants them to develop.