ASSET session titled "Effective Item Writing for Accurate Assessment" on June 28, 2014
Dear Members,
Creating effective tests is an essential task for
all teachers for assessing student’s learning outcomes. If tests are not well
constructed, assessment of students’ performance may be invalid. There are some
important aspects which a teacher should keep in mind while designing a test
paper. Keeping in view the importance of item writing, ASSET is organizing a
session on good item construction in the month of June 2014.
The details are as follows:
Objective of
the Programme:
By the end of the session the participants will be
able to:
§ Differentiate between assessment and evaluation
§ Explain the concept of validity and reliability
§ Enhance their knowledge for designing MCQs, match the column and fill
in the blanks
§ Develop better understanding of merits and demerits of MCQs, match the
column and fill in the blanks
Topic: Effective Item
Writing for Accurate Assessment
Date: Saturday, June 28,
2014
Time: 9:00
a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Ms. Kaneez Zainab, Academic Coordinator at Aga Khan Higher Secondary School
Facilitator’s Profile
Ms. Kaneez Zainab is currently working as an
Academic Coordinator at Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Karachi. She has done
masters in Science (Microbiology) from Karachi University. She has done 2 Advanced
Diploma, one in Teaching Science and the other in Leadership and Management
from Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development. She has been
associated with the field of education for past 15 years. She has been carrying
out a variety of professional development activities which include conducting
workshops, short courses during summer break, providing on-going
classroom-based support to teachers, reviewing test papers, helping teachers
preparing their lesson plans, developing teaching-learning materials, and
importantly doing classroom teaching as well.
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