Assessment

What do you must take into account when you assess a learner?

• Classroom size and layout
• The teacher's preferences
• Only the learner's age
• Age, language focus and types of activities

They have similar concepts but they are different. They are assessment, test and...

• quiz
• evaluation
• examination
• measurement

These kind of assessments "summarizes" a unit, a term or a year.

The result of an assessment must be accurate and consistent. They must be....

• subjective and unreliable
• reliable

• ambiguous and misleading
• inconsistent and vague

The decisions made by the assessment must be apporpriate and useful. They must be....

• irrelevant and impractical
• vague and confusing
• valid

• unrelated and ineffective

The language being assessed must be relevant and appropiate to young learners. They must be....

It means that what is taught is what needs to be assessed.

• Randomized assessment methods
• Standardized tests

• Mirror learning

• Teaching without assessment

To put the learners in the proper language level.

• Placement tests

• Diagnostic tests

• Achievement tests

• Proficiency tests

Scoring guidelines that are used in assessing student's oral or written performance on a range of criteria.

• Checklist

• Rubric

• Feedback

• Test

It refers to the effect that test have on learners. It can be positive or negative.

• Authenticity

• Validity

• Reliability

• Washback