ASSIGNMENT

HPGD2303
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
JANUARY 2024 SEMESTER
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SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION / ARAHAN KHUSUS

1. Answer in Malay or English. /

Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris.

2. Number of words: 3000 – 5000 words excluding OCP and references. /

Jumlah patah perkataan: 3000 – 5000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. /

Hantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE. /

Tugasan ini dihantar secara ONLINE.

5. Submission date : 12 MARCH 2024. /

Tarikh penghantaran : 12 MAC 2024.

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course. /
Tugasan ini menyumbang sebanyak 60% dari jumlah markah kursus.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PURPOSE

The assignment allows you to demonstrate your knowledge and competency in planning,
designing, preparing, administering, and appraising the effectiveness of a test paper
consisting of 20 MCQ questions.

PART I (50 MARKS)

There are THREE (3) tasks for the Part I assignment. The details of the tasks are presented
below:

TASK I: TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS AND DESCRIPTION

This task requires you to present your plan for a test paper consisting of 20 multiple-
choice questions. The multiple-choice questions must have 3 options (including the
correct answer) and should cover FOUR topics/ sub-topics of your chosen subject
/course of study. Present your plan in the form of a Table of Specifications. Your table of
specifications should have the following details:

● Subject/Course of study

● Class/Course Level

● Four topics/ sub-topics to be assessed

● Hours of interaction for each topic

● Number and percentage of items/questions for each topic based on any 3 levels of
cognitive complexity of Bloom’s taxonomy (e.g., Knowledge, comprehension and
application, or comprehension, application, and analysis, etc.)

Use the following example as a guide to present your Table of Specifications.

Table of Specifications
Levels
Hours % Marks
Of Hours Allocated/ Total
Topic

Comprehension Application Analysis

Intera No. of Marks
ction Items No. of Item No. of Item No. of
% % % Item No.
Items No. Items No. Items
1 1 10 2 2 1, 2 2

2 2 20 4 2 3, 4 2 5, 6 4

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 10, 11,
3 3 30 6 1 7 2 8, 9 3 6
12

17, 18,
4 4 40 8 2 13, 14 2 15, 16 4 8
19, 20

Total 10 100 20 7 35 6 30 7 35 20

Provide a description of the Table of Specification, justifying the selection of the topics to
be assessed, hours of interaction allocated for each topic, the choice of the cognitive
complexity levels and the distribution of items across the three levels.

In your description, also explain why you are using multiple-choice questions to assess the
topics, and why you have chosen the three levels of cognitive complexity and the
distribution of items to assess the topics.

TASK II: THE TEST PAPER AND COMMENTARY

This task requires you to prepare the test paper based on the Table of
Specifications you presented in Task 1. The test paper should have the following
details:

Subject/Course of study
● Subject/Course of study

● Class/Course level

● Time allocation of the test

● Instructions for the students

● 20 Multiple-Choice Questions

● Suggested answers

Write a commentary on the test you have developed. In your commentary, you
should explain the measures you have taken to ensure that the criteria of good
multiple-choice items are adhered to for each item. Explain also the complexity
level of the item. You may use the following format to present your commentary.

Item Item Complexity Explanation

No. Level
E.g A test is considered valid The stem is clear and focused. Students
when it would know from the stem that the item is
(A) measures what it is Knowledge asking about the validity of a test.
supposed to measure
(B) produces consistent Item is at the knowledge level. A simple
results over different recall of the concept of test validity is
occasions required. Students are not required to

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 (C) discriminates good paraphrase, interpret, provide examples or
students from poor translate the concept into another form.
students The three statements (options) are
common textbook knowledge that refers to
characteristics of certain assessment
concepts.

TASK III: ITEM ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Administer the test to a group of students (30 or above).

After the test, score/ mark the test paper and conduct item analysis for each item,
and interpret the results. Based on the results, comment on the overall
effectiveness of the test paper.

The item analysis covered are Difficulty Index and Discrimination Index.

Submission Guidelines
1. Your assignment should be typed on A4 paper using 12-point Times New Roman and
1.5 spacing
2. All assignment documents, including tables and charts, should be appropriately
labelled.
3. Assignment contents to be submitted are:

Task I Table of Specification and description (20 marks)

Task II The test paper and commentary (15 marks)
Task III Item analysis and interpretation (15 marks)

[Total: 50 marks]

PART II (10 MARKS)

ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION

Discuss the following topics in the forum and submit proof of your participation in the online
discussions:

Question 1:
What are the key characteristics of authentic assessments, and how do they differ from
traditional assessments? Share examples of how authentic assessments can be
implemented in various educational contexts.

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Question 2:
Discuss the impact of standardised testing on teaching practices, curriculum design, and
student outcomes.

Question 3:
Discuss how can involving students in self-assessment and goal-setting contribute to their
academic development?
[Total: 10 marks]

SOALAN TUGASAN

TUJUAN
Tugasan ini bertujuan untuk mempamerkan pengetahuan dan kecekapan anda dalam
merancang, mereka bentuk, menyediakan, mentadbir, dan menilai keberkesanan kertas
ujian yang terdiri daripada 20 soalan MCQ.

BAHAGIAN I (50 MARKAH)

Terdapat TIGA (3) tugasan dalam Bahagian I. Butiran lanjut tugasan adalah seperti berikut:

TUGASAN I: JADUAL SPESIFIKASI DAN HURAIAN

Tugasan ini memerlukan anda membentangkan rancangan untuk kertas ujian yang terdiri
daripada 20 soalan aneka pilihan. Soalan aneka pilihan mesti mempunyai 3 pilihan
(termasuk jawapan yang betul) dan harus meliputi EMPAT topik subjek/kursus pengajian
pilihan anda. Bentangkan rancangan anda dalam bentuk Jadual Spesifikasi.

Jadual spesifikasi anda harus menyatakan butiran berikut:

 Subjek/Kursus pengajian
 Peringkat kelas/Kursus
 Empat topik subjek/kursus pilihan anda untuk dinilai
 Jam interaksi untuk setiap topik
 Bilangan dan peratusan item/soalan bagi setiap topik berdasarkan 3 tahap kognitif
kompleks taksonomi Bloom (pengetahuan, kefahaman dan aplikasi, atau
kefahaman, aplikasi dan analisis, dan sebagainya).

Gunakan contoh berikut sebagai panduan untuk membentangkan Jadual Spesifikasi.

Jadual Spesifikasi

Tahap
% Peruntukan
Jam
Jam Markah/ Jumlah
Topik

Inter Kefahaman Aplikasi Analisis

Bil. item Markah
aksi
Bil. No. Bil. No. Bil. No.
% % %
item item item item item item

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 1 1 10 2 2 1, 2 2

2 2 20 4 2 3, 4 2 5, 6 4

10, 11,
3 3 30 6 1 7 2 8, 9 3 6
12

17, 18,
4 4 40 8 2 13, 14 2 15, 16 4 8
19, 20

Jumlah 10 100 20 7 35 6 30 7 35 20

Sediakan penerangan tentang Jadual Spesifikasi, dengan memberikan justifikasi pemilihan

topik untuk dinilai, jam interaksi yang diperuntukkan untuk setiap topik, pilihan tahap
kognitif kompleks dan pecahan item merentas tiga peringkat Bloom Taksonomi tersebut.

Dalam huraian anda, terangkan juga mengapa anda menggunakan soalan aneka pilihan
untuk menilai topik, alasan terhadap pengagihan jam interaksi sebagaimana demikian,
mengapa anda memilih tiga tahap kognitif kompleks tersebut, dan pengagihan item untuk
dinilai bagi setiap topik.

TUGASAN II: KERTAS UJIAN DAN ULASAN

Tugasan ini memerlukan anda menyediakan kertas ujian berdasarkan Jadual Spesifikasi
yang dibentangkan dalam Tugasan I. Kertas ujian hendaklah mempunyai butiran berikut:

 Subjek/Kursus pengajian
 Peringkat kelas/Kursus
 Peruntukan masa ujian
 Arahan untuk pelajar
 20 soalan aneka pilihan
 Cadangan jawapan

Tulis ulasan tentang ujian yang telah anda bangunkan. Dalam ulasan anda, terangkan
langkah-langkah yang telah anda ambil untuk memastikan bahawa kriteria item aneka
pilihan yang baik adalah dipatuhi bagi setiap item. Terangkan juga tahap kerumitan item
tersebut. Anda boleh menggunakan format berikut untuk membentangkan ulasan anda.

Bil. Item Tahap Penerangan

item kompleks
Cth Sesuatu ujian dianggap Stem yang jelas dan fokus.
sah apabila ia: Pelajar akan tahu dari stem bahawa
Pengetahuan item tersebut bertanya tentang
(A) mengukur apa yang kesahan sesuatu ujian.
sepatutnya diukur

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 (B) menghasilkan Item berada pada tahap
keputusan yang pengetahuan. Ingatan mudah tentang
konsisten pada masa konsep kesahan ujian diperlukan.
yang berbeza Pelajar tidak perlu menghuraikan,
(C) Mendiskriminasi mentafsir, memberikan contoh atau
pelajar yang baik menterjemah konsep ke dalam
daripada pelajar bentuk lain. Tiga pernyataan (pilihan)
yang lemah adalah pengetahuan biasa di dalam
buku teks yang merujuk kepada ciri-
ciri konsep penilaian tertentu.
TUGASAN III: ANALISA DAN INTERPRETASI ITEM

Anda perlu melaksanakan ujian tersebut kepada sekumpulan pelajar (30 atau lebih).

Selepas ujian, nilai/ tanda kertas ujian tersebut dan jalankan analisis item untuk setiap
item, dan menafsirkan hasilnya. Berdasarkan keputusan tersebut, berikan komen
mengenai keseluruhan keberkesanan kertas ujian.

Analisa item yang dilibatkan adalah Indeks Kesukaran dan Indeks Diskriminasi.

Garis panduan penghantaran

1. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dalam format A4 menggunakan font 12 -point Times
New Roman dan jarak 1.5.
2. Semua dokumen tugasan, termasuk jadual dan carta hendaklah dilabelkan mengikut
kesesuaian.
3. Kandungan tugasan yang dihantar perlu mengandungi perkara berikut:

Tugasan I Jadual Spesifikasi dan penerangan (20 markah)

Tugasan II Kertas ujian dan ulasan (15 markah)
Tugasan III Analisa dan interpretasi item (15 markah)

[Jumlah: 50 markah]
BAHAGIAN II (10 MARKAH)

PENYERTAAN KELAS DALAM TALIAN

Bincangkan topik berikut dalam forum dan serahkan bukti penyertaan anda dalam
perbincangan dalam talian:

Soalan 1:
Apakah ciri-ciri utama penilaian autentik, dan bagaimana ia berbeza daripada penilaian
tradisional? Kongsikan contoh bagaimana penilaian autentik boleh dilaksanakan dalam
pelbagai konteks pendidikan.

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Soalan 2:
Bincangkan impak ujian piawai terhadap amalan pengajaran, reka bentuk kurikulum, dan
hasil pelajar.

Soalan 3:
Bincangkan bagaimana melibatkan pelajar dalam penilaian kendiri dan penetapan matlamat
dapat menyumbang kepada perkembangan akademik mereka?

[Jumlah: 10 markah]

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

Do the following:
1. Select the best FIVE (5) of your postings from the forum discussion set up by your tutor.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your assignment.
3. The screenshots should be an image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to the sample of
Screen Grab below
4. The screenshots should contain the Name, Title of the discussion, Day, Date, and Time.

ARAHAN BAGI CARA MENGHANTAR SEBAGAI BUKTI PENYERTAAN KELAS DALAM TALIAN ATAU
ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION
Laksanakan perkara berikut:
1. Pilih LIMA (5) penghantaran anda yang terbaik dari perbincangan dalam talian yang
telah di sediakan oleh tutor anda. Berikan contoh dalam hujah anda.
2. Buat tangkapan layar penghantaran dan masukkannya sebagai imej dalam tugasan anda.
3. Imej tangkapan layar mesti dalam format imej (sama ada JPG atau PNG). Rujuk pada
contoh tangkapan layar di bawah.
4. Tangkapan layar mesti mengandungi Nama, Tajuk Perbincangan, Hari, Tarikh dan
Masa.

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
HPGD2303 EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT/ JANUARY 2024 SEMESTER

PART I:
TASK 1: TOS/ TASK II: TEST PAPER & COMMENTARY/ TASKS III: ITEM ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Max.
*QN CLO No response
Criteria Weighting Marks
4 3 2 1 0
1 3 Table of 1.25 TOC is very well TOC is well-constructed TOC is fairly well TOC is poorly Unsatisfactory/ 5
Specifications (TOC) constructed with all the with most of the constructed, with some constructed, with most No TOC
and description relevant details very relevant details clearly relevant details fairly relevant details missing provided.
clearly presented. presented clearly presented. or vaguely presented.
1 3 TOS Description 3.75 Description is very clear Description is clear and Description is fairly clear Description is hardly Unsatisfactory/ 15
and detailed. detailed. and detailed. clear and detailed. No description
provided.

2 3 Test Paper Design 2.5 All relevant elements are Most relevant elements Some relevant elements Few relevant elements Unsatisfactory/ 10
included in the Test are included in the Test are included in the Test are included in the Test No response.
Paper. Paper. Paper. Paper.

MCQs are very well MCQs are well MCQs are fairly well MCQs are poorly
constructed with no constructed with few constructed with some constructed with
errors. errors. errors. numerous errors.
Test Paper 1.25 The explanation of the The explanation of the The explanation of the The explanation of the Unsatisfactory/ 5
Commentary criteria and complexity criteria and complexity criteria and complexity criteria and complexity No description
level is very clear and level is clear and well- level is fairly clear and level is rather sketchy provided.
very well presented. presented. fairly well presented. and not well presented.

3 3 Item Analysis and 3.75 All analyses are correctly Most analyses are Some analyses are Few analyses are Unsatisfactory/ 15
Interprertation done and properly correctly done and correctly done and correctly done and no response.
presented. All properly presented. properly presented. properly presented.
interpretations are Most interpretations are Some interpretations Few interpretations are
accurate. accurate. are accurate. accurate.
Total 12.5 50
*QN = Question Number

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 PART II: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION

Marks for the forum will be given based on the following rubric:
Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
QN CLO Criteria Weightage 4 3 2 1 0 marks

Quality of All five comments are Four comments are Two or three One post was Postings are done
Postings reasonable, reasonable, comments are submitted. OR All past the assignment
appropriate, relevant, appropriate, relevant, somewhat reasonable, posts are done in timeline.
meaningful, and meaningful, and appropriate, one day. OR No postings given
Question 1 respectful. respectful. meaningful, and OR None of the as proof of
Postings reflect active Postings reflect respectful. comments is participation in
Question 2 participation within participation within Postings show excellent and discussion.
3 2.5 10
the assignment the assignment relatively short relevant.
Question 3 timeline. timeline. participation time. OR Comments are
short responses that
are not substantial
or meaningful.
Minimum effort (e.g.
“I agree with Tina”).

Total Marks 2.5 10

*QN = Question Number

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