This is a short presentation discusses what is assessment and its types, assessment tools, why do we have formative and summative assessment for young learners and its importance to teachers in class. Please, write your comments if you have any information to share.

2. What is assessment?
•“Assessment is the use of a variety of
procedures to collect information
about learning and instruction”

3. Types of assessment
Prior learning
test what students have
learned before and
outside of the classroom
Formative
used to inform the
instructional and learning
process
Assessment tools
feedback – self
assessment – observation
– portfolio – quizzes –
projects – tasks - rubrics
Summative
provides information at
the student, classroom,
and school levels
Assessment tools
quizes – tests – projects –
tasks - rubrics

4. HOW TO ASSESS YOUNG LEARNERS?
•MEASUREMENT SHOULD BE FLEXIBLE AND TO THEIR LEVEL. CEF HAVE YOUNG
LEARNERS IN A LEVEL.
•ASSESSMENT TOOLS SHOULD TARGET THE MATERIAL AND THEIR AGE GROUP.
•ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES SHOULD REFLECT WHAT IS GOING TO BE ASSESSED.
•GAMES AND ENJOYABLE TASKS WILL MAKE LEARNING INTERESTING AND THEREFORE
MAKE ASSESSMENT AUTHENTIC.

5. WHAT TO ASSESS OF THE MAIN SKILLS?
•ASSESSMENT SHOULD REFLECT THE LESSON PLAN PREPARED.
•IT DEPENDS OVER WHAT COMPETENCE TO BE DEVELOPED.
•THE LESSON PLAN DESIGN DEVELOPS THE SKILL TO BE ASSESSED.
•ASSESSMENT TOOLS SHOULD MEASURE THE MAIN SKILL.

6. WHY THE NEED OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT?
•SHOWS STUDENT LEARNING DEVELOPMENT.
•HELP TEACHERS EVALUATE THEIR TEACHING METHODS.
•PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR LEARNING TO BE AWARE OF THEIR LEARNING NEEDS.
•PROVIDE INSTANT REMEDY FOR CHALLENGES THEY MAY FACE IN CLASS.

7. WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGES OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT?
•MEASURE HOW FAR LEARNERS ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS LEARNED IN A
UNIT.
•PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED.
•COMPARE THE COMPETENCE TO THEIR LEARNING LEVEL.

8. REFERENCES
•FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT. VELYN JOHNSON | JOSEPH JENKINS.
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•COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION & ASSESSMENTS. CATHY ANDERSON . HIGHER
EDUCATION. 2017.