República Bolivariana de VenezuelaUniversidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador

Instituto Pedagógico de CaracasDepartamento de Idiomas

Assessment

Fontiveros, LuisRodríguez Angélica

Assessment

Assessment is the process of measuring and

documenting information about knowledge, skills and

attitudes.

Kinds of assessment

Formative Assessment:

This is the kind of evaluation that occurs before

and during a unit of study.

Several strategies of formative assessment give

students and teachers the kinds of information they

need to improve learning.

1. Strategies for gauging students needs, such as

examining students work, analyzing graphic

organizer and brainstorming.

2. Strategies to encourage self direction, such as self-

assessment, peer feedback and cooperative

grouping.

3. Strategies for monitoring progress, such as informal

observation, anecdotal notes, and learning logs.

4. Strategies to check for understanding, such as

journals, interviews and informal questioning.

Summative assessment:

Most teachers are required give a report on students

learning at the end of a particular unit or on a particular

project. This kind of assessment, done after the fact, is

called summative assessment.

Formal Assessment

A formal assessment is based on the results of

standardized tests. In the process of formal

assessment, data is collected on student performance

on the test or tests to determine the level of academic

achievement or various other characteristics under

analysis.

Formal assessment:

Multiple choice exams

Essays

Oral exams

Short answer tests

True/false tests

Types of tests

Norm Referenced test Are used as comparison between one student and another.

Referenced TestsCriterion referenced tests measure a student’s performance and compares with a standard.