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What is assessment?
The process of collecting information about students' learning.
Which type of assessment takes place during learning?
Formative assessment
What is summative assessment?
assessment that is usually given at the end of a course
What does feedback help students do?
Improve their learning and performance.
Name language skills that can be assessed.
Listening, Speaking, Reading, or Writing.
Why do teachers use assessment?
To monitor learning, identify strengths and weaknesses, and improve teaching.
Which assessment is used before instruction begins?
Diagnostic assessment
Give examples of an assessment method other than a written test
Oral interview, presentation, portfolio, project, peer assessment, or self-assessment.
Name characteristics of a good assessment.
Fair, clear, reliable, valid, or practical.
What are assessment criteria?
Standards used to evaluate students' work.
A teacher gives students a short quiz after today's grammar lesson to see what they understood. What type of assessment is this?
Formative assessment
A student creates an English portfolio containing essays, presentations, and speaking tasks throughout the semester. Which assessment method is being used?
Portfolio assessment.
Why should feedback be given soon after students complete a task?
Because timely feedback helps students correct mistakes while the learning is still fresh
A teacher evaluates students using grammar, vocabulary, organization, and fluency. What are these called?
Assessment criteria
Why is using several assessment methods better than using only one test?
Because it measures different skills and gives a more complete picture of students' abilities.
A teacher uses only multiple-choice tests for an English course. Which language skilsl are least likely to be assessed effectively?
Speaking and writing
Two students receive different scores for the same speaking performance because two teachers judge them differently. Which characteristic of good assessment is missing?
Reliability.
A test is very difficult and includes topics that students never studied. Which characteristic of good assessment is violated?
Validity (or Fairness).
A teacher wants students to become more independent learners. Which assessment method would best support this goal?
Self-assessment
During an English lesson, a teacher walks around the classroom, listens to pair discussions, and writes notes about students' speaking. What assessment method is being used?
Teacher observation
You are teaching speaking to 35 students but have only 10 minutes to assess them. Which assessment method would be the most practical, and why?
Peer assessment or group assessment, because it allows many students to participate in a short time while providing useful feedback.
True or false
A speaking assessment that evaluates only grammar accuracy is a valid measure of communicative competence.
False
True or False?
If two teachers give very different scores for the same student's presentation, the assessment lacks reliability.
true
True or False?
Giving feedback only after the final exam is an example of formative assessment.
False
True or False?
An assessment can be fair even if different students are assessed using different methods, provided that the learning outcomes and criteria remain the same.
True