Assessment in a Digital World

ASSESSMENT IN A DIGITAL WORLD
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO APRIL 2013
1) Welcome and introductions
2) What assessment IS NOT
3) Some background terms
4) Rubrics
5) Assessing Digital Projects
1) Break Up Rooms
6) Time for questions

TYPE IN THE CHAT BOX…
Where are you from?
What levels do you teach?

… A PUNISHMENT
…AN END IN ITSELF
…EASY

… SUMMATIVE
…FORMATIVE
…IPSATIVE

WASHBACK
EFFECT

PEER ASSESSMENT
SELF-ASSESSMENT

RELIABILITY VALIDITY
WILL DIFFERENT
TEACHERS MARK THE TEST
DIFFERENTLY OR WILL THE
MARK BE THE SAME?
IS THE TEST MEASURING
WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO
MEASURE?
Why was reading
comprehension tested by
answering open questions???

Composition: 4 points
The following aspects will be evaluated separately on a scale of 0 to 10 points.
Grammar (25 % of the composition grade) Two different aspects will be contemplated under this heading:
• the correct and appropriate use of morphological and syntactic structures
• the range (variety and complexity) of structures used.
Vocabulary (25 % of the composition grade) Two main aspects will be considered:
• the range and appropriate use of vocabulary (variety of semantic fields, richness, phrasal verbs, collocations,
idiomatic expressions, linking words,...).
• the correct spelling of words.
Text / Paragraph building (25 % of the composition grade) Two main aspects will be examined:
• The clarity of organization of ideas within the sentence, the paragraph and the text
• The clear and correct use of punctuation and text markers.
Maturity (25 % of the composition grade) Aspects contemplated in this category:
• The skillful handling of the topic (clear thinking, good outline, well-reasoned ideas, creativity, ...)
Reminders
Wrong format: If a composition does not follow the format (letter, dialogue, news report, diary, for and against argumentation, description,
narrative, ...) of the chosen option, it will be penalized up to 1 point.
Copying from the text: the use of full sentences or fragments taken from the text will not be considered as personal writing.
Insufficient length. Compositions under 100 words will be penalized up to 1 point.
Wrong topic: No points will be given to a composition written on a topic not included in the two given options.

ATTENTION: do not ask a
question in a test
if you haven’t practiced the
format with the students!
MARK THE CORRECT
ANSWER
My name …. John
a) Are
b) Is
c) Am
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE
CORRECT FORM
My name …… John
OPEN OFFICE TEST:
“KIDS, GRAB PEN
AND PAPER AND
ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS
I AM GOING TO
DICTATE”

TEAMWORK
ORGANIZATION
CREATIVITY
EFFECT ON THE AUDIENCE
CRITICAL THINKING
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

SHORTLY EXPLAIN IN
THE CHAT BOX…
A MEMORABLE TEST YOU
REMEMBER BECAUSE OF
ITS FORMAT OR ITS
OUTSTANDING PROCEDURE

We must create a RELIABLE and VALID assessment tool
that allows the teacher to see HOW MUCH our
students have achieved allowing them to see
their STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES

A document that articulates the expectations for an
assignment by listing the criteria, or what counts, and
describing levels of quality from excellent to poor.
Rubrics can teach as well as evaluate. When used as
part of a formative, student-centered approach to
assessment, rubrics have the potential to help
students develop understanding and skill.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WRITE YOUR OPINIONS IN
THE CHAT BOX ABOUT THE
IDEAS I’VE MENTIONED
SO FAR

SPEAK UP IN ENGLISH CLASS
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO JANUARY 2013
• http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
http://www.rcampus.com/indexrubric.cfm

ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR?
TYPE THEM
IN THE CHAT BOX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LTViN8RC6Y&feature=share&li
st=UULcAMf5Rem0PQtHEHDcKEiA
ANGEL
DANI

1. YOU’LL BE SPLIT INTO BREAK OUT ROOMS
2. YOU’LL LEAVE THE MAIN ROOM
3. USE THE SPEAKING RUBRIC AND MARK ANGEL AND
DANI’S DIALOGUE
4. DEBATE WITH YOUR ROOM PARTNERS USING THE
CHAT BOX
5. WHEN THE TIME’S OVER, WE’LL MEET AGAIN IN
THE MAIN ROOM AND SHARE THE FINAL MARK
6. YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO DO THIS

4 3 2 1
ORGANIZATION Content is well organized.
Use of titles and lists to
group content
Use of titles and lists Great part of content is
logically organized
Organization is not
clear
ORAL SECTION Good fluency. Excellent
use of structures
Good fluency with
some hesitation. There
are some structural
mistakes
Some hesitation. Final
result is affected by
structural mistakes
Incoherent discourse.
Difficult to follow and
sometimes unclear
because of mistakes-
CREATIVITY AND
DESIGN
The presentation is
exceptionally attractive
with well organised
information
The presentation is
attractive with well
organised information
The presentation has
well organised
information
Problems with the
presentation and the
organization of
information
EFFORT AND
OUTCOME
Final outcome shows that
students have made the
most of their work
Final outcome shows
that students have
made an effort
Final outcome is correct Final outcome shows
that no effort has been
made
TASK All tasks have been
covered exceeding
expectations
All tasks have been
covered
Some tasks are missing Most parts of the task
are missing
CONTENTS Covers thoroughly all
topics with details and
examples. Excellent
knowledge of the topic.
Basic knowledge of the
topic included. The
content is good.
Basic knowledge of the
topic with some
mistakes .
Poor content with
mistakes

http://prezi.com/2kbljksmyhjj/the-airport-
project/?kw=view-2kbljksmyhjj&rc=ref-
28260739

Story Writing : The
Hunger Games project 4 3 2 1
Writing
Process and
Spelling
Student devotes a lot of time
and effort to the writing
process. Works hard to make
the story wonderful.Also the
project does not have more
than 5/6 spelling mistakes
Student devotes sufficient
time and effort to the writing
process. Works and gets the
job done. but there are around
10 spelling mistakes
Student devotes some time
and effort to the writing
process but was not very
thorough. Does enough to get
by. And so, there are more
than 10 spelling mistakes
Student devotes little time and
effort to the writing process.
Doesn't seem to care. And
there are nearly more than 20
spelling mistakes.
Creativity and
Originality
The story contains many
creative details and/or
descriptions that contribute to
the reader’s enjoyment. The
author has really used his
imagination and the story is
very original
The story contains a few
descriptions that contribute to
the reader’s enjoyment. The
author has used his
imagination.
The story contains a few
descriptions, but they distract
from the story. The author has
tried to use his imagination.
There is little evidence of
creativity in the story. The
author does not seem to have
used much imagination.
Organization
and Neatness
The story is very well
organized. One idea or scene
follows another in a logical
sequence with clear
transitions. Also the project is
presented very neatly
The story is pretty well
organized. One idea or scene
may seem out of place. Clear
transitions are used. Also the
project can be read easily and
clearly
The story is a little hard to
follow. The transitions are
sometimes not clear. the
project is written quite neatly
but there are some unclear
aspects
Ideas and scenes seem to be
randomly arranged. Also the
story seems not to be very
neatly written.
Characters The main characters are
named and clearly described in
text as well as pictures. Most
readers could describe the
characters accurately.
The main characters are
named and described. Most
readers would have some idea
of what the characters looked
like.
The main characters are
named. The reader knows very
little about the characters.
It is hard to tell who the main
characters are.
Presentation The story is presented using
new digital tools, which
makes the story attractive
to the readers.
The story is presented with
a new digital tool, but the
appearance is attractive but
not vey well organized
The story is presented using
a digital tool but the result
is not very catchy
The story does not use
digital tools or the tool it
uses is not appropriate to
present a story

http://prezi.com/m6-jpjp-z5tm/hunger-games-project/

WRITE IN THE CHAT
BOX ONE THING
THAT YOU HAVE
LEARNT IN THIS
WEBINAR

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