Language Assessment Types
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1) The document discusses different types of assessment including informal assessment (e.g. observations), formal assessment (e.g. tests), diagnostic assessment (e.g. pre-tests), formative assessment (e.g. observations during class), and summative assessment (e.g. exams). 2) It provides examples and details on the strengths and weaknesses of each type of assessment. Informal assessments are less structured but can provide accurate measures, while formal assessments are more concrete but may be stressful. 3) Diagnostic assessments identify student knowledge and skills before instruction, formative assessments provide feedback during learning, and summative assessments evaluate learning after instruction is complete.
Language Assessment Types
- 1. Testing & Evaluation Types of Assessment By: Ola Sayed Ahmed
- 2. Assessment Assessment is the ways instructors gather data about their teaching and their students’ learning (Hanna & Dettmer, 2004). E.g. pre-tests, observations, and examinations. Evaluation: a judgment of the instructor on the overall outcome of a certain student based on the assessment data.
- 3. Informal Assessment Informal assessments are those assessments that result from teachers spontaneous day-to-day observations of how students behave and perform in class. Non-standardaized Students are not aware of them No scores. No comparing to other students. Classroom environment. Less structured. May not be validated or tested for reliability.
- 4. Informal Assessment Examples of informal assessment are: Observation 5 minute quiz Writing activity Interviews Performance reviews Can you provide more examples?
- 5. Strength of Informal Assessment Without a lot of planning less stressful for the students receive immediate data and then plan accordingly give the most accurate measure of a students true ability.
- 6. Weakness of Informal Assessment any hidden prejudices Students are not giving their 100 % motivation
- 7. Formal Assessment a systematic way to evaluate how well students are progressing in a particular instructional program. Standardized tests Students are aware of them Scores are considered Scores are compared Could go beyond classroom environment. structured Are validated or tested for reliability.
- 8. Formal Assessment Examples of formal assessment are: Final exams Graded homework Chapter tests Research paper Can you provide more examples?
- 9. Strenght of Formal Assessments Concrete and measurable evidence of learning. Formal Assessment helps to sort students.
- 10. Weakness of Formal Assessments Formal Assessment may be stressful. Flawed test construction.
- 11. Diagnostic Assessment Diagnostic assessment can help you identify your students’ current knowledge of a subject, their skill sets and capabilities, and to clarify misconceptions before teaching takes place (Just Science Now!, n.d.). can involve: formal measurements (e.g. IQ/aptitude tests, fitness tests) that are used to establish a starting point or baseline. informal measurements (e.g. observation, discussions, questioning)
- 12. Diagnostic Assessment Types of Diagnostic Assessment: Pre-tests Self-assessment Discussion Responses Interviews
- 13. Formative Assessment “it takes a good deal of support and courage for teachers to turn around their practices from being test oriented to being learning-oriented” Harlen 2005
- 14. Formative Assessment Formative assessment provides feedback and information during the instructional process, while learning is taking place, and while learning is occurring.
- 15. Formative Assessment Types of Formative Assessment: Observation during class activities Homework exercises Question & answer session (formal & informal) Warm ups
- 16. Summative Assessment Summative assessment takes place after the learning has been completed and provides information and feedback that sums up the teaching and learning process. It is product-oriented focusing on the last product of teaching. Rubrics are often involved to tell the students what is expected from them.
- 17. Summative Assessment Types of Summative Assessment: Examination Final examination Term papers Course evaluation Projects Performance Standardized testing: TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language IELTS - International English Language Testing System
- 18. Refrences Harlen, Wynne. "Teachers' summative practices and assessment for learning– tensions and synergies." Curriculum Journal 16.2 (2005): 210. Just Science Now! (n.d.). Assessment-inquiry connection.http://www.justsciencenow.com/ass essment/index.htm http://www.niu.edu/facdev/resources/guide/ass essment/formative%20and_summative_asses sment.pdf
- 19. Ola Sayed Ahmed