M4# Activity 3: Assessment Blueprinting

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🎯 Activity 3: Assessment Blueprinting

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✅ Objective

To enable participants to:

• Design an assessment (e.g., question paper or test) aligned with Course Outcomes (COs).

• Map each question to a corresponding CO.

• Classify each question using Bloom’s Taxonomy.

• Ensure balance across cognitive levels and outcomes.

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🧑‍🏫 Facilitator Preparation

• Choose a sample course (e.g., “Database Management Systems”, “Thermodynamics”, etc.).

• Provide predefined COs for the course (3–5 outcomes).

• Share a quick refresher on Bloom’s Taxonomy levels and action verbs.

• Provide a blueprinting table template.

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🧾 Sample Course for the Activity

Course: Database Management Systems (DBMS)

Sample COs:

• CO1: Explain fundamental concepts of relational databases. (Bloom’s: Understand)

• CO2: Apply SQL queries to manipulate and retrieve data. (Bloom’s: Apply)

• CO3: Analyze normalization techniques for database design. (Bloom’s: Analyze)

• CO4: Design ER models and relational schemas. (Bloom’s: Create)

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📝 Activity Instructions for Participants

1. Design a question paper with at least 6–8 questions (mix of short and long answer).

2. For each question:

   • Assign a CO number it maps to.

   • Identify the Bloom’s level (e.g., Remember, Understand, Apply...).

3. Fill out the Assessment Blueprint table.

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📊 Assessment Blueprint Template

Q. No	Marks	Question Summary	CO Mapped	Bloom’s Level	Verb Used
Q1	5	Define primary key, foreign key with examples.	CO1	Understand	Define
Q2	10	Write SQL queries to retrieve data from 3 tables.	CO2	Apply	Write
Q3	10	Normalize a table to 3NF.	CO3	Analyze	Normalize
Q4	10	Design an ER diagram for a university system.	CO4	Create	Design
Q5	5	Differentiate between clustered and non-clustered indexes.	CO1	Understand	Differentiate

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📈 Bloom’s Level Distribution Table (Optional)

Bloom’s Level	No. of Questions	Total Marks
Remember	0	0
Understand	2	10
Apply	1	10
Analyze	1	10
Evaluate	0	0
Create	1	10

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🗣️ Facilitator Debrief Questions

• Did your paper cover all COs?

• Were higher-order skills (Analyze, Create) addressed?

• Is there an overemphasis on any Bloom’s level?

• How do you ensure assessment validity and fairness?

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🛠️ Optional Resources

• Editable Excel Assessment Blueprint Template

• Bloom’s Taxonomy verb list

• Sample rubric for evaluating question papers

• MS Word or Google Doc template for question paper design

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