REFLECTION 10

Unit 18 Assessment types and tasks

 

The knowledge acquired in this unit is so relevant because always is necessary to measure students previous and recent knowledge in order to know their progress, assessment is not just essential for teachers, but also for students because through a test they realize what they know and what they need to know. We can assess students formallyand informally, the first one is when we just observe students and give feedback and informally is when give students a test in order to get a grade.

At the begging of the school year we can apply a diagnostic test to have a brief idea about what students know or the level of knowledge they have. If we want to know the level ok knowledge a students has to place him/or her in the appropriate level we can use a placement test, but toknow how well learners are getting the knowledge we ca use a progress test. Finally, at theend of the school year we can use an achievement test to know how much pupils learnt during the whole year. All of these sorts of tests include objectiveand subjective questions which are aimed to get specific judgment to the answers and evaluate students’ performance in their skills.

I will apply this knowledge in the classroom by using tests according to the students’ situation level and time, for example, if it is the beginning of the school year I will use a diagnostic test and not an achievement test because it would not be fair. Also, I will use informal assessment to measure how students use new vocabulary, structures without being graded just to get feedback or comments.

For more information you can use the following websites:

• Learning and Laboratory.Retrieved from://tll.mit.edu/help/types-assessment-and-evaluation

• A Sampling of Types of Formative Assessment. Retrieved from: http://www.isbe.net/common_core/pdf/da-form-asmt-chart.pdf

• CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING.Methods of Assessment. Retrieved from: http://ctl.utexas.edu/teaching/assessment/planning/methods