Centre for Online Education - BES-127:Assessment for Learning

Offered bySwayam

BES-127:Assessment for Learning
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Swayam
Overview

The course will equip you with a range of assessment techniques, such as observations, quizzes, self-assessments, peer assessments, portfolios, and exit tickets

Duration	16 weeks
Start from	Start Now
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Go to Website
Credential	Certificate

BES-127:Assessment for Learning
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Swayam
Highlights

Earn a certificate from IGNOU
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BES-127:Assessment for Learning
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Swayam
Course details

Skills you will learn

ICT Statistics Software Testing

Who should do this course?

Individuals preparing for careers in teaching at various educational levels, including early childhood, primary, secondary, and higher education, who need foundational knowledge in assessment practices
Professionals involved in designing and developing educational curricula and instructional materials who need to integrate effective assessment strategies into their designs
Educators working with students with special needs who require specialized assessment strategies to accurately measure and support their students' learning progress

What are the course deliverables?

Explore how traditional assessments often focus on summative evaluation, while assessment for learning is a continuous process that informs teaching and learning strategies
Learn how effective assessment practices can motivate students, identify areas for improvement, and personalize learning experiences
Learn how to create assessments that provide ongoing feedback to students and teachers, allowing for adjustments to instruction throughout the learning process
Gain skills in analyzing assessment data to identify student strengths and weaknesses, and use this information to plan effective learning activities
Learn strategies to encourage students to take ownership of their learning and assess their own progress, as well as provide constructive feedback to peers

More about this course

The course ‘BES-127 Assessment for Learning’ is one of the core courses studied in the second year of IGNOU B.Ed. programme
The knowledge and understanding about various aspects of learner’s assessment and their application for classroom teaching-learning processes addressed in this course will help both the learners and the teachers
The emerging perspective of assessment like the constructivist perspective of learning and assessment has been discussed in this course
The concepts of ‘assessment of learning’ and ‘assessment for learning’ are also elaborated in the course in the context of assessment practices in schools
This course also discusses the skills and competencies required for selecting, developing and organizing assessment strategies in the teaching-learning process
The course also addresses the use of statistical techniques for analyzing and interpreting learner’s performance in the schools

BES-127:Assessment for Learning
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Swayam
Curriculum

Week-1

Module-1 Concept and Purpose of Evaluation

Week-2

Module-2 Perspectives of Assessment

Week-3

Module-3 Approaches to Evaluation

Week-4

Module-4 Issues, Concerns and Trends in Assessment and Evaluation

Week-5

Module-5 Techniques of Assessment and Evaluation

Week-6

Module-6 Criteria of a Good Tool

Week-7

Module-7 Tools for Assessment and Evaluation

Week-8

Module-8 ICT Based Assessment and Evaluation

Week-9

Module-9 Teacher Made Achievement Tests

Week-10

Module-10 Identification of Learning Gaps and Corrective Measures

Week-11

Module-11 Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation

Week-12

Module-12 Tabulation and Graphical Presentation of Data

Week-13

Module-13 Measures of Central Tendency

Week-14

Module-14 Measures of Dispersion

Week-15

Module-15 Correlation: Importance and Interpretation

Week-16

Module-16 Nature of Distribution and Its Interpretation

BES-127:Assessment for Learning
at
Swayam
Faculty details

Dr Niradhar Dey

Dr. Niradhar Dey works in Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi as Associate Professor in Education in the School of Education. He has pursued his Master and M.Phil. in Education with First Class First in order of merit and Ph.D. in Education from Sambalpur University, Odisha. He has pursued PGDHE, PGDDE and CIG programmes from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. His specialization areas are Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Educational Technology, Research Methodology in Education, Teacher Education, Pedagogy of Social Science, ODL, Online and Blended Learning. He has around 20 years of teaching experience both in Conventional, ODL and Online Education system.