This unit helped me to understand and get failiar with the different types of assesment in teaching.
We can define Assessment as a mean that judge learners’ performance by collecting information about it.
Assessment tasks are the methods we use for assessing learners.
We can assess students formally or informally.
Informal assessment
We observe learners to see how well they are doing something and then we give
them comments on their performance.
Formal assessment
When we assess learners through tests or exams and give their work a mark or a
grade.
Diagnostic Test
At the beginning of a course, we give our students a test to find out what they
know and don’t know. This information can help us decide what to teach and
which learners need help.
Placement Test
When the school or teacher wants to know at what level the learners are and
decide what level of class they should go to.
Formative Assessment
We assess our students when we want to know how well they are doing after
teaching part of a course.
Progress Test
When the formative assessment is done through a test, it is called progress
test.
Proficiency Test
When students want to see how good they are at a language.
The contents of this kind of test are not based on a course program or syllabus.
We as teachers should know that by assessing we can collect data on student understanding that is an essential step in moving students toward full understanding of important concepts and standards. Changes in the skills base and knowledge our students need require new learning goals; these new learning goals change the relationship between assessment and instruction. Teachers need to take an active role in making decisions about the purpose of assessment and the content that is being assessed.
Dear Gloria,
ReplyDeleteThe article is useful because Assessment as learning develops and supports students' metacognitive skills. This form of assessment is crucial in helping students become lifelong learners. As students engage in peer and self-assessment, they learn to make sense of information, relate it to prior knowledge and use it for new learning. Students develop a sense of ownership and efficacy when they use teacher, peer and self-assessment feedback to make adjustments, improvements and changes to what they understand.
Great Job.
Dear Gloria,
ReplyDeleteAssessment as learning develops and supports students' metacognitive skills. This form of assessment is crucial in helping students become lifelong learners. As students engage in peer and self-assessment, they learn to make sense of information, relate it to prior knowledge and use it for new learning. Students develop a sense of ownership and efficacy when they use teacher, peer and self-assessment feedback to make adjustments, improvements and changes to what they understand.
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