Assessment & Evaluation

Question 1

What are benefits of assessment?

Answer 1

• summary of what learning has taken place
• Information on students progress
• diagnosis specific strength and weaknesses
• motivates further learning

Question 2

What is the initial assessment for?

Answer 2

• establishes a baseline of learning
• Language capabilities of students
• group and individual work
• can design your curriculum based off of these assessments

Question 3

What is the formative assessment?

Answer 3

• mainly about improvement
• says how well students are doing
• Provides feedback on progress towards meeting learning objectives
• Part of the learning process ongoing and continuous aid future progress
• Use comments as assessment as often as possible

Question 4

What is the summative assessment?

Answer 4

• mainly about accountability
• Asks if students met their learning objectives
• Full picture of what students have achieved
• Looks back at the end of the learning process