INSTRUCTIONAL

DECISION IN
ASSESSMENT

JERYL C. CERADO
Class Reporter
Educational Assessment

 Holistic appraisal of a learner

 Analyzing the criterion together with the

teaching-learning environment

 Encompasses the total educational

setting
 Decision-making at Different Phases of Teaching-Learning Process
Phase Decision(s) to be made Source(s) of information

 Content to cover  Informal observation of

students during class

Before starting  Abilities of students  Conversation with students’

previous teachers
teaching  Appropriate materials to
be used  Scholastic aptitude test
results
 Learning activities
 Students’ past grades and
standardized test results
 Learning targets
 Knowledge of student’s
personal family
 Organization and
circumstances
arrangement of students
 Decision-making at Different Phases of Teaching-Learning Process
Phase Decision(s) to be made Source(s) of information

 Observation of
 What and How the
lesson is presented students
 Students response
 Improvement of the
During lesson
 Students interaction

Teaching  Diagnosis of the types

 Feedback of the of errors
students learning
 Alternative ways
 Identify the
 Readiness of the participation of
students
students
 Decision-making at Different Phases of Teaching-Learning Process
Phase Decision(s) to be made Source(s) of information

 Students achievement  Classroom tests,

projects, observations
 Strengths and
 Interviews with students
weaknesses
After a Teaching  Standardized test result
Segment  Grade to be given
 Observations of each
 Effectiveness of student
teaching
 Review each student’s
-homework
 Effectiveness of the -family circumstances
curriculum and
materials  Summaries of the class
performance
 Assessment in Classroom Instruction
CATEGORY PURPOSE
1. Placement Assessment Measures entry behavior
2. Formative Assessment Monitors learning
progress

3. Diagnostic Assessment Identifies causes of

learning problems

4. Summative Assessment Measures end-of-course

achievement
 TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL DECISION

1. Instructional
This decision is normally made by individual
classroom teacher, as necessary to meet the targets or
objectives set during classroom engagement.

Example: Re-teach the lesson using a different strategy

to improve the learning
 TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL DECISION
2. Grading
 It is usually based on teacher-made tests.
 Grades are assigned to the students using
assessments as one of the factors.

Example: