Methods of Teaching

Feedback on learning goals (10 minutes)
Call on two triads at random to read their learning goals. Ask for feedback from the class. 
If the peer feedback is incorrect, amend comments so that Student Teachers stay on the 
right track. Have the triads to put their goal statements on your desk as they leave. 
Return the goals statements at the beginning of the next class session so that Student 
Teachers can see areas that need improvement.
Week 13: Assessment
Sub-topics
• Definition of assessment in schools
• Personal experience of assessment
• Assessment practices in schools in Pakistan
• Purposes of assessment 
• Distinction between formative and summative assessment
• Examples of formative assessment

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UNIT 1
UNIT 4
UNIT 5
UNIT 3
UNIT 6
UNIT 2
UNIT 7
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN EDUCATION/B.ED. (HONS) ELEMENTARY
NOTE TO FACULTY: It is helpful to remember that students will take a full course on class-
room assessment in the fourth semester of the ADE/B. Ed. (Hons) degree programme. The 
purpose of the assessment component in this course is to introduce them to assessment 
practices in schools in Pakistan and particularly to the distinction between formative and 
summative assessment. Week 13, session 1 may include a practical definition of assess-
ment as it is used by teachers in their classrooms, reports from university students of their 
experiences, positive and negative, with assessments conducted in schools, and a survey 
of assessment practices in schools in Pakistan. 
Week 13, session 2 may focus on the distinction between formative and summative assess-
ments, with particular emphasis on the different purposes of the two forms. Understanding 
this difference is important for teachers, but it is not particularly easy to impart because 
most Student Teachers have only experienced summative assessments. It is worthwhile to 
spend an entire class session on this topic. It will be useful to distinguish between the two 
types of assessment, with summative assessment being an assessment of learning and 
formative assessment being an assessment for learning. Guide Student Teachers through 
examples to understand the meaning of this distinction.
Ask Student Teachers to read Handout 9 ‘The Concept of Formative Assessment’ in 
preparation for session 3. This handout contains information about different forma-
tive procedures, which they will create for their lesson plans. Week 13, session 3 is 
described below.
Week 13, session 3 lesson