SESSION GUIDE IN THE NTOT ON KINDERGARTEN

SESSION TITLE: Reporting and Documenting the Learner’s Progress: Using Informal Classroom Assessment Tools
and Kindergarten Progress Report
PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE: All Regional and Division Supervisors/Coordinators in-charge of Kindergarten, Division CID Chiefs
and select Kindergarten Teachers
DURATION: 1.5 hours

I. OBJECTIVES:
This session will provide an overview of the Informal Classroom Assessment and its tools and the Progress Report as means for
documenting and reporting the learner’s progress or performance in Kindergarten.
At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
A. enhance knowledge on informal classroom assessment
B. gain understanding on the types of Kindergarten classroom assessment and its tools
C. know the importance of the guidelines on developmentally appropriate assessment for children
D. enhance knowledge on the Kindergarten Progress Report

EXPECTED OUTPUT: enhanced knowledge and gained understanding on Informal Classroom Assessment and its tools and the
Progress Report as means for documenting and reporting the learner’s progress or performance in the Kindergarten as stated in
DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016 “Omnibus Policy on Kindergarten Education”.

II. KEY UNDERSTANDING/CONTENT:

The informal classroom-based assessment is the most appropriate method in assessing young learners. Its tools are used to record
the learners’ performance in a more informal setting especially observed during the different blocks of time which are summarized or
consolidated in a form of clustered competencies/skills through a Kindergarten Progress Report as a reporting tool for parents.

III. REFERENCES:
Kindergarten Teachers Guide, Department of Education, June 2016.
Strengthening Kindergarten Teaching and Learning: Trainer’s Guide, USAID-BASA Pilipinas, 2017.
DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016, Omnibus Policy on Kindergarten, Department of Education, 2016.
DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015, Policy Guidelines on Classroom Assessment for the K to 12 Basic Education Program,

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 Department of Education, 2016.
IV. SESSION GUIDE:

OBJECTIVE: KEY LEARNING METHODOLOGY/ACTIVITY MATERIALS/ TIME/

The participants POINTS SLIDE NO. DURATION
should be able to:
Get an overview of The informal Introduction
the objectives and classroom-based Opening Statement 5 mins
coverage of the assessment tools Say: Instruction/Teaching and assessing are
session are the most inseparable processes, they are always connected
appropriate with each other. What you teach, is what you assess,
method in and what you assess is what you teach. For teachers
assessing to be truly effective, assessment must inform
Kindergarten instruction and instruction should respond to
learners’ assessment. Basically, the topic that we are going to
performance in a discuss will focus on the assessment component as
natural setting explained in DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016, “Omnibus
during the Policy on Kindergarten Education”.
different blocks of
time. May I invite you to watch the video on what the Video: Informal
session is all about, its objectives and the outline of Classroom
presentation. Assessment
00:01-01:20
PPt Slides 1-3
Express agreement Assessment varies Activity 1: (Plenary) 10 mins
or disagreement on depending on the 1. Call the attention of the participants to reflect/
the given type/level of the analyze the illustration on the slide presented.
statements target 2. Play the video on Activity 1 Video: Informal
audience/learner. 3. Give them time to reflect Classroom
Share idea about
4. Call at least 2-3 participants to give their ideas on Assessment
the given statement
the questions presented. 01:21-01:45

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 PPt Slide 4
Analysis
• Play the video on Think About Video: Informal 70 mins
- What can you say about the saying “one size Classroom
fits all?” Assessment
- Does this saying apply in conducting 01:46-01:59
assessment? PPt Slide 5
• Pause the video and call at least 3 participants (in
case with different ideas) to give their reflection
on the saying.

• Play the video on informal classroom assessment Video: Informal

Classroom
Assessment
02:00-2:15
PPt Slide 6
• Pause the video and say:
What does this imply in terms of instruction or
activities that you give to your learners?
• Call at least 3 participants to give their ideas

• Play the video on informal classroom assessment Video: Informal

Classroom
Assessment
02:16-2:47
• Pause the video and say:
In your own words, what are your ideas about
classroom assessment?
• Call at least 3 participants to give their ideas
Enhance knowledge
on the different Kindergarten Abstraction

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definitions of classroom Say:
Kindergarten assessment is The video that you are going to view gives you varied
classroom meaningful if it is definition or meaning of classroom assessment based
assessment done in a on DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015 and DepEd Order No.
continuous, 47, s. 2016.
regular basis. • Play the video Video: Informal
Authentic Classroom
assessment could Assessment
be observed 02:48-5:18
during the PPt Slides 7-9
different blocks of
time.
• Pause the video and say:
In your daily teaching, what do you do with the
assessment results of your learners? As a
Kindergarten teacher, what do you think are the
reasons in assessing your learners? What do you
assess with your learners?
• Call at least 3 participants to give their ideas
Enhance knowledge
on the different Knowing the Abstraction
purposes of purpose or Say:
classroom objectives in In the next video, you will know the different purposes
assessment and giving assessment of classroom assessment, what is assessed in the
know the is important to Kindergarten classroom and some guidelines for
importance of the get a valid data developmentally appropriate assessment for children.
guidelines on on the holistic • Play the video Video: Informal
developmentally performance of Classroom
appropriate the learner. Assessment
assessment for Assessment 05:19-14:20
children should anchor on PPt Slides 10-17

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 the guiding
principles of DAP. • Pause the video and say:
In the Omnibus Policy on Kindergarten, there are 2
types of classroom assessment discussed. What are
these types of assessment? What can you say about
these types of assessment?
• Call at least 3 participants to give their ideas
Identify and give
ideas on the 2 types The 2 types of Abstraction
of classroom classroom Say:
assessment assessment are In the next video, take note of the differences between
formative these 2 types of classroom assessment.
assessment- • Play the video Video: Informal
assessment for Classroom
and as learning, Assessment
while summative 14:21-17:11
assessment- PPt Slides 18-21
assessment of
learning.
Express agreement
or disagreement on Activity 2: True or False
the given (could be plenary or individual)
statements 1. Play the video on Activity 2 and present the Video: Informal
question one after the other (Pause the video after Classroom
Share idea about
each question so that participants will have time to Assessment
the given statement
answer). 17:12-18:16
2. After all questions have been presented, call PPt Slides 22-23
individual participants to answer the question (Flash
the question as the participant answered).

Analysis

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 Process the answers of the participants. Let them
Gain understanding justify their answers.
on the different
samples of Varied and Abstraction
formative multiple types of Say:
assessment tools assessment tools For deeper understanding on how assessment
is advisable in information is recorded, let us view the next video on
assessing the the different samples of assessment tools as discussed
learner to gauge in DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016.
their holistic • Play the video Video: Informal
performance. Classroom
Assessment
18:17-24:58
PPt Slides 24-35
• Pause the video and say:
In developing a good portfolio items, what do you
think are the criterion or important things to consider?
When is the appropriate time or schedule of its
collection and presentation?
Enhanced • Call at least 3 participants to give their ideas
knowledge on
developing a Developing a Abstraction
meaningful portfolio will Say:
portfolio depend on its The next video will give you some ideas on how to
purpose. Portfolio develop a meaningful portfolio and suggested items
items should be anchored in the Kindergarten Teachers Guide.
based on the Likewise, schedule for collection and presentation of
major activities the learners’ portfolio is also suggested.
indicated in the • Play the video Video: Informal
Kindergarten Classroom
Teacher’s Guide Assessment

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 24:59-30:22
PPt Slides 36-41
• Pause the video and say:
In the portfolio items, how do we rate the
performance of our learners? Do you have a tool/tools
for rating?
Enhanced • Call at least 3 participants to give their ideas
knowledge on how
to prepare a rubric Rubric is Abstraction
as a tool in rating important Say:
learners especially in You will see in the video a sample rubric on how to
rating and rate your learners. But this is only a sample suggested
evaluating the rubric. Your rubric will depend on the purpose of your
performance of activity.
your learners. • Play the video Video: Informal
Indicators in the Classroom
rubric will depend Assessment
on the purpose of 30:23-30:38
the activity PPt Slides 42-43
Say:
We are done with the recording of our learners’
performance, how do we now report this to parents or
to the learners’ guardian? What specific report shall
we use and how are we going to rate our learners as
stated in DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016? Is there a
possibility for our Kindergarten learners to be
retained? Let’s have a view on the next video.
• Call at least 3 participants to give their ideas
Enhanced
knowledge on the
Kindergarten Kindergarten Abstraction

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Progress Report as Progress Report is Say:
a reporting tool for a reporting tool In the next video, the Kindergarten Progress Report
parents for parents. It will be discussed and its rating scale. Kindly take note
contains a cluster of the different indicators assigned per rating. Factors
of representative for possible retention of learners are also identified
skills across based on DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015.
developmental • Play the video Video: Informal
domains and Classroom
content areas. Assessment
30:39-41:22
PPt Slides 44-51
Assessed the level Application (5 items - Identification) Video: Informal 5 mins
of understanding • Play the video on Let’s Apply Classroom
on the topic of the Assessment
session 41:23-42:22
PPt Slides 52-53
Closure Video: Informal
Play the closure part of the video Classroom
Assessment
42:23-42:41
PPt Slide 54

Prepared by:

Jocelyn S. Tuguinayo
Supervising Education Program Specialist
Teaching and Learning Division
Bureau of Learning Delivery
DepEd Central Office, Pasig City

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