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As a teacher, there are some things you should know about evaluation, assessment and measurement in order to achieve success in assessing your pupils’ progress in learning. Continue reading to know them. 1. What is Evaluation? Evaluation is a purposeful, cyclical process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting relevant...
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05/03/2023 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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There are two main types of assessment: formative and summative assessment. Summative Assessment It is after teaching assessment. It is the formal assessment that must be implemented according to certain criteria Characteristics of Summative Assessment Defining the Criteria for the Summative Assessment Consider the following steps: Formative Assessment...
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15/02/2023 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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IELTS stands for “International English Language Testing System”. It is your gateway to scholarships, immigration and work abroad. Types of IELTS There are two types of IELTS: Academic IELTS for university studying and General IELTS for immigration. The Structure Of The IELTS Exam The Duration Of The IELTS...
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06/09/2022 Mohamed Ramadan
For IELTS Exam, Testing and Assessment
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In this article, I’m going to tackle tests as the main form of language assessment and the alternative forms that teachers can use instead of tests. Reasons For Using Tests There are many reasons for including a test in the language course. Some of them are as follows:...
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24/06/2022 Mohamed Ramadan
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03/03/2022 Mohamed Ramadan
Premium Content, Testing and Assessment
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Multiple choice questions or MCQs are less subject to guessing. They are the most common objective-type questions. In addition, they can be used to assess higher-level thinking. An MCQ has a number of alternative choices from which the student must select the correct answer to get the full...
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08/04/2021 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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There are different kinds of tests in schools but there are eight main types vs. the other eight ones. Recognize them and the main differences among them and utilize this information so that you can create the right test in the right situation. 1- Objective Test vs. Subjective...
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27/09/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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There are eight kinds of testing. They are as follows: 1. Direct Testing: Testing is said to be direct when the student is required to perform directly the skill which we wish to measure, e.g. we ask students to write compositions if we want to know how well...
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26/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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Assessment Of, For & As Learning – What are the Main Differences? 1. Assessment Of Learning It involves looking at assessment information at the end of the teaching and learning process to rank students’ achievement levels against a standard. It is summative in nature and typically involves standardized tests. Assessment OF learning scores are...
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21/07/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Testing and Assessment
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1. Number the jumbled words as you hear them: Don’t be restricted to nouns only, include adjectives as well. Use content words rather than form words (i.e. no prepositions, conjunctions or articles). You might include 1 or 2 words that do not spell as they sound, like ‘eight’...
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28/01/2020 Mohamed Ramadan
Teach Listening Activities, Testing and Assessment
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