Importance Of Baseline Assessment

P.O.E 2 Social Science (TISS5111) Mrs. Dale Taylor

Michael Beckley Student Number: 16008354

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Baseline assessment is an assessment done at the beginning of a lesson or teaching experience. It shows the learners knowledge and the bases they have formed on the specific topic and therefore gives you an indication of what the kids need to learn still. Formative assessment shows you as a whole what the children need to know, what they do know, and there after you can reflect on how you will fix what the children don’t know and still need to learn. This assessment can also show you what type of learning the children are strongest at (kinetic; audio; visual, read/write). Formative assessment is used more for future use while baseline

It aims to give the learners the understanding that the compass will always point in one direction, allowing people to find their way around when lost. They should also gain a general knowledge of the locations and directions of local points around them and the reference points they use. This is a formative assessment and could be given as a test, as the questions are phrased in a difficult way and require the children to analyze the question and see what the questions is asking them. I would make this test count out of 14 marks and each word or symbol count 2 marks except for number 2, where the rhyme should be a definite 2 marks if the learner has studied, as shown below in the

Activity 3

Side and Plan Views.

A. Answer the following

1) The side and plan view of a ball is the same. True/False

2) The side and plan view of a person is the same. True/False

3) A chair’s plan view consists of a square and rectangle. True/False

4) Objects which only have a side view are 2D. True/False

5) Bicycles on road signs around S.A. are shown with a plan view. True/False

B. Draw a plan view and side view of your favourite toy and tell me why it is your favourite toy.

• This activity is a baseline activity as it has easy true/false questions and a very variable last question which will give the sense of caring to the children. The assessment will give the children an idea on where they are in the topic, as well as giving the teacher an idea on their teaching ability. Marks will be awarded as shown in the memorandum below.

• Memorandum

A.

1) True (2)

2) False (2)

3) True (2)

4) True (2)

5) False (2)

B.

A set memorandum cannot be used for this question. (10)

A mark out five will be given for their effort level

And another mark out of five for their accuracy in drawing.

Activity 4

Map