UNIT 18 ASSESSMENT TYPES AND TASKS

UNIT 18 ASSESSMENT TYPES AND TASKS

 

 

 

Assessment is to judge learner performance by collecting information about it. There are different reasons to asses and different methods to do so, they can be formal or informal. Informal assessment is when a teacher observes learners to see how they develop a task. Formal assessment is when we asses students by tests or exams or give a grade for their work. 

There are many reasons why we may assess students, to find out what they know we can apply a diagnostic test, to know what level the learner is we use a placement test, to know how well learners have learnt a topic we use a progress test, and with this information we can give learners feedback on what they have done wrong, however many teachers think that continuous assessment gives a truer result of how students develop their skills, for this it can be used a portfolio which shows learners’ progress.

Then to know how well they have learnt the contents of the whole course we use an achievement or summative test. Then to see how good learners are at language we use a proficiency test.

 http://www.edudemic.com/the-6-types-of-assessments-and-how-theyre-changing/ (Lepy, 2013)

http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/staffdevelopment/aspectsofacademicpractice/assessmentandfeedback/principlesofassessment/typesofassessment-definitions/

http://ctl.utexas.edu/teaching/assessment/planning/methods