8 Alternative English Language Assessments to Use Instead of Tests
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Assessment Literacy – FREE Mini-Course
What Does Assessment Literacy Mean? Assessment literacy means the teachers’ understanding of the fundamental assessment concepts and procedures that can influence their educational decisions. Providing teachers with the skills, knowledge, and expertise to be assessment literate is very important for achieving excellence in education. Four Reasons For...
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8 Alternative Forms Of English Language Assessment That You Can Use Instead Of Tests
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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What You Must Know About Assessment
There are two main types of assessment: Formative or WHILE TEACHING assessment. Summative or AFTER TEACHING assessment. And here’s an introduction to them to know what you must know about them Characteristics Of Formative Assessment: Used all the time. Students don’t know it is taking place. Monitoring progress...
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Basic Assessment Concepts & Tips For Teachers
First of all, you must consider the difference between evaluation, assessment, and measurement. Evaluation, Assessment, and Measurement Evaluation It is a purposeful, cyclical process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting relevant information in order to make qualitative judgments and take decisions concerning to certain performances, materials, activities, courses or...
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Reasons For Classroom Assessment & Decisions Made By This Assessment
Classroom assessment is the act of collecting information about students, curricula, and methodology with the aim of making decisions concerning students’ needs and teacher’s objectives. Classroom Assessment Should Help the Teachers in: Determining students’ strengths and weaknesses. Determining the learning styles of the students. Learning about students’ interests...
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Basic Information & Issues Related To Language Assessment
Assessment procedures should be used to achieve three main purposes: Providing end-of-term grading or certification (summative evaluation) Providing information on the learner’s strengths and weaknesses (formative evaluation) Helping the teacher and/or learner to plan further work (integrative evaluation) When assessing learning outcomes, the teacher should be concerned with...
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