Trainers Methodology Hub: Institutional Assessment Tool

In our past tutorial for the development of an institutional assessment package, I had covered the development of Evidence Plan, written test and the performance test, for this tutorial, we shall now cover the development of questioning tool.

This will be the last tool that the Institutional Assessment Package that the Plan Training Session for Trainers Methodology Level 1 Core competency requires.

Let us Begin the Tutorial.

Assessment in TVET can simply mean as the gathering of corroborative evidence to determine the level of competency.

The PTS-CBLM explains further that in cases where gathered pieces of evidence from the written and the performance test were not enough to determine the level of competency of the trainee, the questioning tool should be used.

Further, the document stresses that "the questioning tool is a must in an institutional competency evaluation tool package." Since this can be utilized to verify pieces of evidence "... that were not clearly [shown nor] demonstrated in the other methods of assessment," for both the written and performance test.

What we will need for this Tutorial:

The Plan Training Session-Competency Based Learning Materials (PTS-CBLM), which will serve as our primary reference;
A copy of your evidence plan; and
A copy of the questioning template that you can download here.

As per PTS-CBLM - "The questioning tools should be able to evaluate the four dimensions of competency." Namely, task management skill, task skills, Contingency management skills, job role.

"To be able to do this your questioning tool should contain questions:"

to follow-up the demonstration of task skills and task management skills. All possible questions should be written here. Although the trainer is not required to ask questions that are already observed in the demonstration of skills, you should write all possible questions so that these questions are ready for use.
to verify OHS practices. Safety practices are very important aspect of the demonstration. List down questions on safety related to the competency being assessed. Questions should concentrate on safety practices for the competency being assessed.
to verify Job Role and Environment management skills. Questions that will verify the responsibility of the worker towards his customers, co-employee, employer and the environment are very important because oftentimes this dimension of competency needs to be verified using these questions. They are not demonstrated in most demonstration test.
to gather evidences for contingency management skills. Infrequent events may arise from the job that would need the worker to adjust. These are the contingency management skills questions that you need to construct to verify this dimension of the competency.
on knowledge of laws, rules and regulations. Knowledge of Laws, rules and regulations critical to the job should also be verified. Prepare questions to gather evidences for the specific competency

Determining the right questions

Figure 1. Questioning Tool Template

To determine the questions that we can ask, again the previously developed evidence guide comes in handy. What we only need to do know is to determine which among the performance criteria that we have previously marked for questioning will fit the five areas that were mentioned above. Just make sure that the type of question that you will make will allow the trainees to think and analyze their answers.

Do note that aside from the questions that we need to develop, we also need to provide an acceptable answer, This is to ensure, that even if another trainer will be conducting the Institutional Assessment, the answers that will be accepted will always be based on what you have provided.

Necessary guides were already included in the provided template and is self explanatory, but should you have further questions, feel free to comment below.

Cheers!

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