21st Century Social Studies Assessment

• Home
• Abstract
• S.S. Learning & Assessment Objectives
• Defining Assessment
• Examples of A.A.
• Advantages of Traditional Assessment
• Disadvantages of A. A.
• Disadvantages of Traditional Assessment
• Advantages of A. A.
• Why we need Change
• Challenges & Controversies of A. A.
• Recommendations
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Feedback

Defining Assessment

 
The History of the Word “Assessment”.

•Root of the term “assessment” is assidere.
•Setting the value of property to apportion a tax.
•Assessors traditionally make a site visit. • 
Inspect the property/documents, categorize its functions, interview, evaluate it by   setting it against  already-existing standards etc. •
The assessment requires time, interaction between the assessor and the person   or property being assessed. • 
Congruence of perception with reality - between underlying mental processes and   surface observation can be verified. •The idea here is that the product is not sufficient evidence of the quality of the   thinking processes that produced it.


(Liskin-Gasparro, 1997)

Reflect: Social Studies O Level paper (1 ½ hr)
              Can the true meaning of assessment be achieved? 


                                                                                                          
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