Assessment of learning 1 / Jonathan L. Mañas.

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter 1. Overview of Assessment of Learning : Utilization of Assessment Data 1 -- Chapter 2. Shift of Educational Focus from Content to Learning Outcomes 19 -- Chapter 3. Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation in Outcomes-Based Education 35 -- Chapter 4. The Outcomes of Students Learning 41 -- Chapter 5. Assessing Students Learning Outcomes 53 -- Chapter 6. Development of Varied Assessment Tools: Knowledge and Reasoning 73 -- Chapter 7. Item Analysis and Validation 99 -- Chapter 8. Performance-Based Test 109 -- Chapter 9. Grading System 127

This textbook comprehensively presents the most prominent assessment principles and timeless assessment tools in the field of education. It emphasizes the shift of educational focus from content to learning outcomes and the development of varied assessment tools like multiple choice, enumeration, matching type, true or false test which are known to be the timeless ways in evaluating the student's learning at the end of the instruction against a standard criterion. It tackles the assessment, measurement, and evaluation in outcomes-based education (OBE) and Assessment of Learning Outcomes in the K to 12 Program. Moreover, it educates future teachers on how to personalize a grading system. Finally, this book familiarizes its users on the use of basic statistics in writing a research work.