Thursday, 7 July 2011

Classroom Assessment Thoughts

Instructions for task: Please answer the questions below:
1. Distinguish between traditional
assessment and alternative assessment. Give one example of each. (4 marks)
2. (a). Name three (3) types of
assessment that can be used to assess students. (3 marks)


 
3. Describe how ANY TWO (2) of the
following requirements contribute to good assessment procedures:
   I. Balance          
  II. Discrimination
  III. Absence of bias
IV. Fairness   (4 marks)

4. (a)  Describe the difference
between content validity and criterion validity. (4 marks)
5. Identify and briefly explain two
(2) types of reliability evidence in assessment. (6 marks)
Total: 21 marks

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Social Graces


Social graces are skills used to interact politely in social situations. They include manners, etiquette (the specific
accepted rules within a culture for the application of universal manners), deportment and fashion. These skills were once taught to young women at a finishing school or charm school. The focus of social graces has changed over the last century, recently with an emphasis on business etiquette and international protocol.