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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

Assessment for Learning Certification is to familiarize the students with the concept of assessment and deals with important components of assessment and evaluation in the form of examination and tests. The knowledge and understanding about various aspects of learner’s during teaching hours and their application for classroom teaching learning. The concepts of assessment of learning are also elaborated in detail during this Assessment for Learning Certification Course in the context of assessment practices in schools and preschoos.

Assessment for Learning Classes introduces the candidates to the skills and practices required for selecting, developing and organizing evaluation techniques and tools. These techniques and tools will help candidates to evaluate the learner’s performance effectively.

All students after carrying out the required assignments get an Assessment for Learning from the IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) New Delhi. 

The Highlights

  • Provided by IGNOU
  • Flexible online course
  • Free Course
  • Self paced learning
  • 16 Modules Course

Important dates

Course Commencement Date

Start Date : 01 Jan, 2025

Programme Offerings

  • Video lectures.

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability
no

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

  • 10+2 pass candidates 
  • Candidates appearing or appeared for qualifying exams 
  • Open to all candidates

What you will learn

After successful completion of the Assessment for Learning Certification Course the student will interpret the performance of the learners quantitatively and qualitatively by using various statistical techniques. Teaching And Academics Certification Courses popularly use statistical techniques such as tabulation and graphical presentation of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, and normal probability curve.

Assessment for Learning Training elaborates the commonly used tools in a school and suggest improvement in the existing practices adopted for their preparation and use.

After completion of this Assessment for Learning Certification by IGNOU, the learning outcomes includes:

  • Define the concept of assessment
  • Define the concept of evaluation
  • Differentiate among measurement, assessment and evaluation
  • Discuss the role of assessment in enhancing learning
  • Associate evaluation with value-judgment
  • Assessment of learning to Assessment for learning
  • Differentiate between assessment for learning & assessment of learning

Who it is for

There shall be good job opportunities for these roles below if the relevant students apply for Assessment for Learning Online Course:

  • High School Teacher
  • Teacher
  • Kindergarten Teacher

Admission Details

The admission for this course in Assessment for Learning Certification by IGNOU starts soon and students are requested to enroll in this program by following these steps:
Step 1: Visit the official website

Step 2: Fill up the form on the website

Step 3: Upload all necessary documents

Step 4: Wait for confirmation of admission

The Syllabus

Module 1: Concept and Purpose of Evaluation
  • Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation: Basic Concepts and Relationships
  • Assessment for Enhancing Learning

Module 2: Perspectives of Assessment
  • Perspectives of Assessment (Behaviourist, Cognitivist and Constructivist)
  • Assessment of Learning (AOL) and Assessment for Learning (AFL)

Module 3: Approaches to Evaluation
  • Approaches to Evaluation (Placement, Formative, Diagnostic and Summative)
  • Norm Referenced and Criterion Referenced Evaluation

Module 4: Issues, Concerns and Trends in Assessment and Evaluation
  • Issues and Concerns in Assessment and Evaluation
  • Recent Trends in Assessment and Evaluation

Module 5: Techniques of Assessment and Evaluation
  • Techniques of Assessment and Evaluation (Part-1)
  • Techniques of Assessment and Evaluation (Part-2)

Module 6: Criteria of a Good Tool
  • Self-made and Standardised Tools: Concepts Differences
  • Reliability as a Criteria of an Effective Tool
  • Validity as a Criteria of an Effective Tool

Module 7: Tools for Assessment and Evaluation
  • Tests – Concepts, Types and Uses
  • Tools – Concepts, Types and Uses

Module 8: ICT Based Assessment and Evaluation
  • Use of ICT in various Types of Assessment and Evaluation
  • Online and E-Examination
  • Use of E-Portfolio and E-Rubrics in Assessment
  • Use of ICT tools for Preparing Tests and Analysing Results

Module 9: Teacher Made Achievement Tests
  • Concept and Types of Teacher Made Achievement Test (TMAT)
  • Construction of Teacher Made Achievement Test (TMAT)
  • Administration, Scoring, Recording and Reporting of Test Scores

Module 10: Identification of Learning Gaps and Corrective Measures
  • Self, Peer and Group Observation Techniques for Assessment
  • Characteristics and Functions of Diagnostic Test
  • Diagnostic Testing and Remediation – Areas, Role of Teacher and Strategies

Module 11: Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
  • Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation: Concepts and Functions
  • Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation in Scholastic and Co-scholastic Areas

Module 12: Tabulation and Graphical Presentation of Data
  • Meaning, Nature and Organisation of Data
  • Graphical Representation of Data
  • Scales of Measurement

Module 13: Measures of Central Tendency
  • Mean and Its Uses
  • Median and Its Uses
  • Mode and Its Uses

Module 14: Measures of Dispersion
  • Percentile and Percentile Rank – Calculation and Interpretation
  • Quartile Deviation and Its Interpretation
  • Mean Deviation and Its Interpretation
  • Standard Deviation and Its Interpretation

Module 15: Correlation: Importance and Interpretation
  • Spearman’s Rank Difference Coefficient of Correlation (ρ)
  • Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation (r)

Module 16: Nature of Distribution and Its Interpretation
  • Normal Probability Curve – Concept and Characteristics
  • Applications of Normal Probability Curve (Part -1)
  • Applications of Normal Probability Curve (Part -2)

Instructors

IGNOU Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is assessment for learning examples?

Assessment for learning happens when teachers use student learning outcomes to make judgements on student achievement against the goals set in advance.

2: How are the classes for Assessment for Learning Online Course being held?

The classes for this 16 Module course are conducted online via video lectures. 

3: Who are the instructors for this course?

Dr. Niradhar Dey is the instructor for this course from IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University). 

4: What does IGNOU do?

The full form of IGNOU is Indira Gandhi National Open University and is situated in New Delhi, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 to serve open education.

5: What are AFL strategies?

The main strategies considered important for Assessment for Learning are sharing learning goals, formative feedback, self-assessment, and the formative use of summative tests. 

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