Assessment and Evaluation in Education NQF Level 5 Credits 10 DIEPJ & BHEPJ
Pre-requisite: none
Course description: The Educational Assessment and Evaluation course is designed for
undergraduate students to better understand of the issues underlying the development and
implementation of appropriate assessment and evaluation techniques and procedures. The
course will cover Bloom’s Taxonomy, the types of assessment, the role of assessment in early
childhood equation and the importance of assessing non- academic criteria like self-esteem. As
reflective practitioners, they will be able to create and administer accurate, reliable, and fair
assessments, as well as report and interpret results in order to make sound evaluations to inform
teaching and learning as well as various stakeholders such as students, parents, line ministry,
funders, and any other stallholders.
Outcomes of learning
Upon completing this course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate understanding of fundamental concepts of educational assessment and
evaluation.
Discuss and apply various models that inform assessment (Blooms Taxonomy).
Examine the general principles of assessment.
Explain the functional roles of various types of assessment.
Plan and design the classroom achievement tests including performance Based
Assessments and report the assessments results and interpret to various educational
stakeholders.
Course outline
1. Definition of Assessment
1.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy and how it applies to assessment
1.2 Blooms Taxonomy Model
1.3 The Blooms Taxonomy verbs
1.4 It’s application and relevancy in assessment
2. Areas of Assessment
2.1 The cognitive, the creative, the affective, the physical and the social products of
learning, the strategies, procedures and stages in the process of learning
2.2. Child’s growth in self-esteem, interpersonal and intrapersonal behavior, and the
acquisition of a wide range of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values
2.3. Design assessments to test appropriate of testing of each area
3. Different Methods and Types of Assessment in Early Childhood Education.
3.1 informal tools - observation, classwork, homework and discussion
3.2 formal tools - diagnostic tests and standardized tests
3.3 assessment tools (linking formal and informal Approaches) - projects, portfolios
and curriculum profiles.
4. The Importance and Purpose of Assessment
4.1 monitoring of the child’s growth in self-esteem, interpersonal and intrapersonal behavior
4.2 the acquisition of a wide range of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values
4.3 the encompassing of the diverse aspects of learning: the cognitive, the creative, the
affective, the physical and the social
5. Advantages and Limitations of Different kinds of Assessments and Assessment Items
5.1 monitor learning processes
5.2 ascertain achievement in each area of the curriculum 5.3 learner self-awareness
5.4 development of powers of learner self-assessment 5.5 quality in education
6. Explanation of Technical Terms used in Asessment.
7. Scales of Measurement
7.1 child’s Progress
7.2 development between teacher and child, between teacher and parent, and
between teacher and teacher
8. Types of Questions
8.1. Characteristics of Objective and Subjective Questions
8.2. Advantages, limitations of Objectives and Subjective Questions
8.3. Objectives Questions Typology: Multiple choice items, Short answer items,
Matching exercises, True-false or alternative
9. Principles of Assessment Validity and Reliability of Assessment
9.1 Discuss the four principles; Fairness, Flexibility, Reliability and Validity
9.2. Types of validity and reliability, factors affecting validity and reliability, and methods
used to determine validity and reliability
9.3. Importance of validity, reliability, and usability in assessment procedures
9.4. Techniques to establish reliable and validity in assessments tools
9.5. Factors influencing reliability and validity of assessment tools
10. Interpreting Assessment Results for Instructional Improvement
10.1 An examination of different assessment forms in the Pre-& Junior Primary Phase
11. The Assessment File, what it Contains and how it should be Filed According to the
Ministry of Education
Recommended text(s)/Source(s):
Reddy, C., Le Grange,L.,& Beets ·P. (2015) Quality Assessment in South African Schools.
Juta Limited
Brookhart, S M. & McMillan J.H (2019) Classroom Assessment and Educational
Measurement. Routledge,
