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PRINCIPLES OF EVALUATION
Evaluation should be:

1. In Terms of Educational Objectives
2.  Continuous
3. Concerned With All Aspects
4. Subjective as Well as Objective
5. The Primary Basis for Improvement
6. Positively Oriented
7. Concerned With Both the Product and the Process
8. More a Means Than an End
9. Valid
10. Reliable
11. Subjected to Evaluation 

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MEASURES OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE

0  Class participation

0   Attitude and interest

0          Notes and notebooks (quality and quantity)

0   Oral reports

0   Written reports

0          Application of approved practices learned

0   Work habits

0   Skill development

0          Daily class/laboratory grades

0   Casual observation

0   Formal observation

0   Project construction

0   Experiments

0   Paper and pencil test 

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PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION

1. EVALUATION SHOULD RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES.
2.  EVALUATION SHOULD CONSIDER BOTH THE BEGINNING STATUS AND GROWTH.
3.  PRIMARY FUNCTION OF EVALUATION IS TO AID IN GUIDANCE.
4.  EVALUATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS.
5.  SEVERAL MEASURING DEVICES SHOULD BE USED.
6.  ONE LEARNS TO EVALUATE (SELF EVALUATION) THROUGH EVALUATION.
7.  COMPREHENSIVE RECORDS ARE NEEDED.

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GRADE COMPUTATION SHEET FOR AGRICULTURE

Student Name:
Grading Period:

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Tuesday, 23 August 2005