NaCCA Workshops on Test Items and Instructional Resources

Dr. Armah reminded the experts of the public expectations and further highlighted that the Test Items and Resources must be developed with the teacher in mind, in a manner that it provides utmost leverage for supporting the teachers to effectively and efficiently deliver the Standards-Based Curriculum. According to Dr. Armah, the item bank will be a configured system that serves as a Repository for teachers who will have to enter some login details. The item bank will be structured along grade-levels, subject areas, and nature of assessments including some project work topics.

Having challenged participants to look at a broader goal of offering the teachers a varied form of assessment tools, he noted that the tools that they are developing the need to help shape the pedagogies of teachers to be able to assess both the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of learning.

In conclusion, Dr.Armah shared his optimism that by the end of the Workshop there would be varied forms of assessment tools that will meet the expectations of the curriculum especially within the context of the Content Standards, indicators and core competencies relating to the subject areas.