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Classroom Based Assessment
The document discusses the importance of assessment in education, focusing on classroom-based assessment (CBA) and its effectiveness. It identifies common issues with CBA, including lack of frequency and integration with teaching, and suggests solutions to improve its implementation. The key message emphasizes creativity and collaboration among educators to enhance assessment practices.
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- 1. Creative teaching Prepared by;Ghada Salem Cambridge TESOL DELTA holder, RELO/US Embassy Mentor trainer Inspired by, DR. Stephen Bax
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- 3. Agenda Assessment, evaluation andtesting. What is assessment ? Why is it important? What are the types of assessment? What is classroom based assessment (CBA)? Why is CBA ineffective? How can we make CBA more effective more creative?
- 4. Discuss with yourteam!! (HO1)
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- 6. Testing Testing isregarded as “a tool of assessment which has a certain objective” McNamara, (types of tests? HO 2/ types of tasks HO3)
- 7. What is evaluation? “Evaluation is judging the effectiveness of the overall course or program, rather than the progress of individual learner” Thornbury (2006:18)
- 8. What is assessment? “broaderthan testing; the teacher is looking at progress over time in a variety of contexts” (Law, 1995:5) “ The different ways of collecting information about the learners’ progress and achievement” Thornbury Scott (2006: 18)
- 10. Why do weassess learners? 1)To provide information required or expected by the institution, parents or other institution (such as a prospective college or university) 2) To aid the teachers in understanding the effectiveness of the course or their teaching. 3) To provide feedback for the learner which may then have an impact on their learning,
- 11. Why do weassess learners? To monitor and aid learners’ progress and provide individualized help. To provide learners with evidence on their progress and enhance motivation. To monitor the teacher’s performance and plan for future work. To provide information for parents, colleagues, and school authorities. “paraphrased from Iannonnou”
- 12. Types of assessment(HO4)
- 13. Classroom based assessment(CBA) Whatis CBA? Administering informal assessments on a regular basis throughout the school year that provide useful information which can help teachers to identify the individual strengths and weaknesses of each learner and most importantly, guide the next steps in instructions.
- 14. Classroom based assessment (CBA) Howdoes it happen? ‘noticing’ observing checking testing All teachers do CBA all the time… but…
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- 16. The problem withCBA “All too often, classroom tests are given, the results reported to students, and instruction remains unchanged…” (Genessee and Upshur 1996:258)
- 17. Why is CBAineffective? Teacher works alone Occasional, not frequent Always the same Not linked to the syllabus Forgotten, impermanent Unplanned, random
- 18. The problem withCBA Lonely Teacher works alone Isolated Not closely linked to the syllabus Occasional Now and again Monotonous Always the same few methods Forgotten No record kept Random Unplanned, accidental
- 19. We are failing…… … to assess fully …to link teaching, learning and assessment together to link classroom assessment to our learning aims To help weak students who need special attention. …to close the circle
- 20. What are thesolutions?
- 21. Remember, CBA Now Always the same ‘Thursday quiz’ Occasional ‘Once a week’ Isolated ‘I test what I want’ Lonely ‘I can do it myself’ Forgotten ‘I’m so busy’ Random ‘When I want to’
- 22. Solution (VOICES) Always the same Occasional Isolated Lonely Forgotten Random V aried O ngoing I ntegrated C ollaborative E videnced S ystematic
- 23. Be creative !!!(discussion) V aried How? O ngoing How? I ntegrated How? C ollaborative How? E videnced How? S ystematic How?
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- 26. Summary Creative Communal(share) Remember the VOICES acronym In particular - think about integration Remember that change in education is a slow process – so be patient!
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- 28. Stay focused &be the change that you want to see Thank you Ghada