FS 5

FIELD STUDY

Learning
Assessment
Strategies

Episode 1
MY ASSESSMENT LIST
Name of FS Student: John Renzo V. Revilla
Course: BSED Mathematics

Year & Section: 3-1

Resource Teacher: Mr. Mameta, Mr. Batas, Mr. Castro, Mrs. Mackay, Mrs. Patalod
Cooperating School: Mapulang Lupa National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will be keen at identifying and naming different
assessment methods used in the classroom.

Your Map
To be aware of the assessment tools that are used in the classrooms, you will find
interest in observing teachers assessment practices.
To hit your target, work your way through this steps.
Step 5: Reflect on your
experience.
Step 4: Confer with your FS teacher
your assessment list.

Your Tools

Step 3: Describe how each assessment

method was used, including your personal
observations.
Step 2: In your list, classify assessment methods as
to conventional and authentic/alternative.
Step 1: Observe at least three classes and make a list of
the assessment methods used by teachers.

As you visit schools and observe assessment practices in at least three classes,
document your observations using the activity forms provided for you in this book. For
your pen-and-paper test items, customize a table of specification, and prepare the test
material based on the prescriptions of the school where you do class observation.

CLASS 1 OBSERVATION SHEET

(To be used during the actual observation of the class)
Name of the School Observed: Mapulang Lupa National High School____________________
School Address: Pabaya st., Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City___________________________
Date of Visit: February-March 2016________________________________________________
Year Level: Grade 8 _____________________Subject Area: mathematics_______________
DESCRIPTION
(Bulleted description of how the assessment method is used
Assessment Tools
relative to subject matter, levels of learning behaviour, length,
etc.)
1. Performance
Performance assessment are used in reporting and
Assessment
other group activities and group presentations
2. Seat works
Seat works are used in evaluation and to test
3. Portfolio Assessment
whether the objectives are achieved.
Portfolio assessment are used in the same day just to
reflect on the topic they tackled and to compiled all
the paper works they used
Observation are used but bot appropriate, because
the teacher observes the students daily in their
behaviors and attitudes.
Authentic assessment is also used because the
teacher integrates the learning in everyday life of
the students.

ASSESSMENT TOOLS CLASSIFICATION SHEET

(Based on your observation of the class)

Name of the School Observed: Mapulang Lupa National High School____________________

School Address: Pabaya st., Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City___________________________
Date of Visit: February-March 2016________________________________________________
Year Level: Grade 8 _______________________Subject Area: mathematics_______________
DESCRIPTION OF HOW ASSESSMENT METHOD
WAS USED
Conventional Types
(Please include your personal observations and comments
below the description.)
1. Quizzes

They used quizzes because it has a big part in grading

system, it is very traditional evaluation type of
assessment.

2. Seat works

They do the seat works in motivation part, evaluation,

group activities and to test whether the objectives are
achieved by the students.

3. Paper-pencils works

It is very usual especially in mathematics subject,

because in mathematics solutions are required for the
students so that the process is also assessed.

4. Other Exams/ Tests

It is also a part of the grading system, they used it after a

chapter, sometimes it is long test. The objective of this is
to examine the student knowledge about the topic.

ASSESSMENT TOOLS CLASSIFICATION SHEET

(Based on your observation of the class)
Name of the School Observed: Mapulang Lupa National High School____________________
School Address: Pabaya st., Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City___________________________
Date of Visit: February-March 2016________________________________________________
Year Level: Grade 8 _______________________Subject Area: mathematics_______________
DESCRIPTION OF HOW ASSESSMENT METHOD
WAS USED
Authentic or Alternative Types
(Please include your personal observations and comments
below the description.)
They used portfolio assessments by compiling the
students achievement in quizzes, and some paper works,
1. Portfolio Assessment
they also include here the reflection of the students in
every topic.
They used projects assessment method like compilation
of word problem with solutions involving solids figures.
2. Projects
The project was very creative and very authentic, so it
was recommended in assessment method because of its
effectiveness.
Teachers observation in every individual student like
checklist, but the teacher is not making a checklist, they
3. Teachers observation
just observe the social skills, good manner and the
behavior of the students.
4. Performance Assessment

By the used of performance in mathematics like

reporting, and other performance like jingle making can
make the students very active inside the room and also
engaged in learning process.

Your Analysis
Was there a variety of assessment methods used by the teacher? How
relevant was/were the assessment methods used?

The teacher used a variety of assessment methods particularly in

conventional assessment methods, the teacher used quizzes, seat works and paper
pencil seat works. It is relevant for the variety of learning styles of the students.
Students of the classroom are heterogeneous when it comes to their learning style, so
using variety of assessment methods is very relevant, because some of students are
dominant in assessing verbally in oral recitation, some are logical learner, some are
visual spatial learner.
Do you think the expected students learning behaviours indicated in the
objectives were properly and appropriately assessed through those assessment methods?
Sometimes, because the teachers always used a traditional assessment
like paper works particularly in mathematics. Yes, sometimes they varied their
assessment but in a normal class especially in mathematics they always used same
assessment like paper-pencil works and oral recitation. And the behavior of the
students is sometimes not properly assessed so that the expected objectives are not
properly assessed.

Your Reflections

Write your personal reflection of thoughts and feelings about the

importance in the use of appropriate assessment methods in the classroom, including
what students and teachers can gain from appropriate assessment tools. Share your
reflection with your FS teacher and classmates.

Assessment methods in the classroom is very important for the

learners, it is the integrative process of what the students learned from the subject
area. A variety of assessment is essential to the learners to test the ability of the
learners to do a particular task related to the topic they tackled. The importance of
authentic assessment in k-12 curriculum is application of the learnings in real life
situation.
In Mapulang Lupa National High School, they used a variety of
assessment like oral recitation, seat works, quizzes, intervention, module, exams and
other projects. They also used portfolio assessment particularly in mathematics
subject. Using variety of assessment can integrate the learners in authentic
assessment. It is very valid for the evidence of the students performance.
Classroom environment in assessing students is a big factor in assessing
students, ventilation and the area of the classroom, also the things inside the
classroom like desk, chairs are the factor in assessing students because sometimes
the student are not comfortable when they assessed by quizzes, seat works, oral
recitation and others. Lack of materials are also a factor, because they cannot meet
the objectives of assessment because of these problems.