1. How many of these do you already know about?
Peer assessment
Diagnostic test
Portfolio test
Criteria
Self-assessment
Informal assessment
Formal assessment
Proficiency test
Placement test
2. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
After we finish teaching a part of a
course we may want to find out how
well learners have learnt it.
This is called formative assessment.
If we use a test for this purpose is
called a progress test.
At the end of a course, we may assess
learners to see how well they have
learnt the contents of the whole course.
This kind of assessment is called
summative (achievement) assessment.
Learners usually receive a score or
mark from this kind of testing.
3. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN:
-(A)ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING
-(B)ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING?
Accountability
Backward looking
Teacher as “Judge”
Formal
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (A)
Improvement
Forward looking
Teacher helps improve student work
Informal
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (B)
4. HOW DO YOU ASSESS YOUR STUDENTS WRITING AND SPEAKING SKILLS?
What do you check?
Fluency/accuracy
Pronunciation/spelling
Vocabulary range
Discourse organization
Content
Punctuation/intonation
Writing and speaking - SUBJECTIVE TESTING
5. HOW DO YOU ASSESS YOUR STUDENTS READING AND LISTENING SKILLS?
Multiple-choice questions
True or false sentences
Gap-fill tasks
Matching tasks
Jumbled sentences
Reading and listening - OBJECTIVE TESTING
6. HOW TO MAKE SPEAKING AND WRITING ASSESSMENTS MORE
OBJECTIVE?
WHAT IS A RUBRIC?
7. Types of rubrics
ANALYTIC RUBRICS
Each criterion is assessed separately, using different descriptive ratings. Each
criterion receives a separate score. Analytical rubrics take more time to score but
provide more detailed feedback.
HOLISTIC RUBRICS
Single criterion rubrics used to assess participants' overall achievement on an
activity. Holistic rubrics may use a percentage or text only scoring method.