Principles of language assessment
- 1. ASSESSMET EVALUATION 18235 SORAYA GABRIELA VALERO MEMBER:
- 2. IS RELEVANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT TESTS SHOULDN’T BE A KIND OF PUNISHMENT ON THE CONTRARY understand some concepts and their differences which will be relevant to develop your teaching and learning process ASSESMENT TERMINOLOGY THE PRACTICE OF ASSESSING LEARNERS HAS TRADITIONALLY BROUGHT FEELINGS OF EXCITEMENT AND NERVOUSNESS This is just to exemplify the terrible feeling that a student may experience when test- time is coming R TEACHERS, GIVING TESTS TO STUDENTS IS THE USUAL FORM TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE LEARNING OR NOT INCLUDES CONTENTS AND VOCABULARY WE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HELP YOU BUILD KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO PREPARE AUTHENTIC AND MEANINGFUL ASSESSMENT
- 3. MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IT IS A USEFUL TOOL FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT BEING THE TEST A METHOD, IT INCLUDES A SET OF TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES OR ITEMS MANAGED BY THE TEACHER IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY SOMETIMES CONFUSED WITH TESTING BUT, THEY ARE NOT THE SAME, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT CONNOTATIONS AND USES MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION ARE USUALLY CONFUSED OR CONSIDERED AS SYNONYMS. HOWEVER, THESE PROCESSES ARE DIFFERENT. PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ABILITIES OR, LINGUISTICALLY CALLED, COMPETENCES. ASSESSMENT AND TESTING INTRODUCING ENGLISH SEMANTICS ASSESSMENT EVALUATION TESTS THE TEST MUST MEASURE THE TEST IS A METHOD APPRAISING OR ESTIMATING THE LEVEL OF MAGNITUDE OF SOME ATTRIBUTE OF A PERSON THIS TERM REFERS TO THE WIDE AND DIVERSE PROCESS TO VALUE STUDENTS’ DEVELOPMENT TYPE OF ASSESSMENT METHOD THAT TELL THE TEACHERS ABOUT STUDENTS’ ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST- TAKER’S PERFORMANCE CAN BE TAKEN AFTER THE APPLICATION OF A TEST. TESTS CAN PROVIDE RESULTS OF STUDENTS’ PROGRESS ABOUT A GENERAL ABILITY OR ABOUT SPECIFIC SKILLS OR COMPETENCES TESTS MEASURE PERFORMANCE
- 4. THE ASSESSMENT IN THIS CASE SHOULD BE WELLCONSTRUCTED AND ORGANIZED BECAUSE THE PURPOSE IS TO MEASURE LEARNERS’ PERFORMANCE BASED ON SPECIFIC STANDARDS OR CRITERIA FORMAL AND INFORMAL ASSESSMENT E REFERS TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND SPONTANEOUS FORM TO MEASURE STUDENTS’ PROGRESS WITHOUT ANY GRADING CRITERIA SMOTIVATES STUDENTS AND PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO HELP THEM DEVELOP OR IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND BUILD CONFIDENCE FORMAL ASSESSMENT CHECKS OUT LEARNERS’ PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVELY. IT GIVES TEACHERS SPECIFIC AND CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MUCH INDIVIDUALS HAVE LEARNED DURING A PERIOD OR CYCLE. INFORMAL ASSESSMENT INFORMAL ASSESSMENT
- 5. 1 IT ENABLES STUDENTS TO MANAGE THEIR SELF- REGULATORY SKILLS 2 THIS ASSESSMENT LET TEACHERS MONITOR PROGRESS SO THAT THE LEARNERS ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES 3 . FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CAN INCLUDE TUTOR LED, PEER OR SELF-ASSESSMENT 4 VIRTUALLY ALL KINDS OF INFORMAL ASSESSMENT CAN BE FORMATIVE 5 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT HELPS TEACHERS TO IDENTIFY WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS
- 6. MIND MAP SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT EVALUATES FORMALLY STUDENT’S LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE SOMETIMES STUDENTS PRIORITIZE THIS TYPE OF ASSESSMENT SUMMATIVE INCLUDES COMPLETE CHAPTERS , BUT FEEDBACK FROM SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT COULD BE USED FORMATIVELY TEACHERS CAN EXPLAIN THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT THIS TYPE OF ASSESSMENT CAN RESULT ON STUDENTS TO GET BETTER RESULTS ON SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS CONTENT AREAS AND THEREFORE IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE MORE OF A “PRODUCT”
- 7. EVALUATION INSTRUMENT 2 3 4 5 6 1 10 9 8 7 TYPES AND PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT MIND MAP ADMINISTRATOR S DESIGN TESTS TESTS TO MEASURE PROFICIENCY TESTS TO PLACE STUDENTS DIAGNOSE THE LEVEL F PROFICIENCY LEARNERS HAVE E TESTS MEASURE THE LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT REVISE OR ADAPT E PURPOSE OF THE ASSESSMENT
- 8. Types and purposes of assessment Achievement tests 01 Teachers use mostly a test to measure their students´ ability within a lesson 02 Diagnostic tests diagnostic test is administered at the beginning of a program to determine what skills need to be developed and included 03 Placement test The principal purpose of a placement test is to place a learner on the right level of the program or curriculum 04 Proficiency tests Proficiency tests evaluate students` general competence. They do not focus on one specific skill, but on the overall. www.reallygreatsite.com
- 9. PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT PRACTICALITY According to Brown and Douglas practicality deals with the administrative process involved in assessing an instrument. It includes making, giving, and scoring a test Reliability is a term that deals with the consistency of test results. For instance, same test, same students on two different dates, the results should be the same It occurs when the test- taker suffers from physical or psychological factors like illness or anxiety. It happens when two or more scorers agree on the test results. In other words, the scores provided by the examiners do not change. RELIABILITY LEARNER- RELATED RELIABILITY INTER-RATER RELIABILITY 1 2 3 4
- 10. Principles of language assessment Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Business Plan It deals with the conditions of test administration. For example, the quality of the exam photocopy, the light in the classroom, the noise outside the classroom, Brown and Douglas say that test reliability occurs when the test cause measurement errors. Subjective tests tend to be less reliable than objective tests due to its nature. Validity tests what is proposed to be measured. In other words, validity involves measure what is supposed to be measured. F Content validity refers to the measurement of all important sections of the subject or content. A test must evaluate most of the content covered in the course. TEST ADMINISTRATION RELIABILITY TEST RELIABILITY VALIDITY CONTENT-RELATED VALIDITY 01 02 03 04 W W W . R E A L Y G R E A T S I T E . C O M ARROW