The Assessment tool to be used for the K to 12 program is indicated as an enclosure to DepEd Order No 31,s. 2012.It is stated under its philosophy that assessment shall be used primarily as a quality assurance tool to track student progress in the attainment of standards ,promote self-reflection and personal accountability to ones learning and provide a bases for the profiling of students performance.
Under the Nature and Purpose of Assessment it states that “assessment shall be holistic with emphasis on the formative or developmental purpose of quality assuring students’ learning.”It is also standards based as it seeks to ensure that teachers will teach to the standards and students will aim to meet or even exceed the standards. The students’ attainment of standards in terms of content and performance is therefore ,a critical evidence of learning”. In K to 12 ,an alternative form of assessment is used. Although traditional type can be also be used. Rubrics can be considered as an alternative form of assessment that makes clear what distinguishes good and poor results, usually by providing samples of results at different levels of excellence.
Rubrics thereby classify for students what is required to succeed ,students goal then tend to be more precise and their work more focused. In general,research has shown ihai when feedback on student work is based on rubrics ,students learn more from their mistakes than when work is merely graded A,B,C( Crooks,Wilouin & Felps).
From teachers point of view ,one can say that Rubrics are most helpful when discussed before work is begun. Some additional suggestions for teachers:
1. Use rubrics in grading one another’s work. This will help for students better understand how rubrics can be used to guide their own work.
2. To avoid writing too many comments about each other’s work especially in a project. They give students and parents a clear picture of what was done well and what needs to be improved. Grading each ofher’s project will be more easier.
The use of Rubrics as an assessment tool is a welcome move.
Sample Rubrics for Homework
4 The student completes homework and
Meets or exceeds the expectations of the
assignment. The student seeks clarification
when she doesn’t understand the purpose
of the assignment. The student uses com
ments on homework to improve future
work.
3 The student complete homework and meets
All expectation for the assignment. The stu-
Dent seeks to understand the purpose of
the assignment.
2 The student’s homework is incomplete. The
student does little to understand the purpose.
1 The student does little to understand the pur-
pose of the assignment.
0 Not enough information to make a judgment.
By: RONALDO A. PUNLA | Teacher I | Magsaysay National High School | Dinalupihan, Bataan
