ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬPMÔN: KIỂM TRA, ĐÁNH GIÁ TRONG DẠY HỌC NGOẠI NGỮPART 1:a/ What is assessing? Distinguish it from testing. Give examples (
apart from thetextbook
) to illustrate your understanding.
Assessment is appraising or estimating the level or magnitude of someattribute of a person.
In educational practice, assessment is an ongoing process that encompassesa wide range of methodological techniques.
TestAssessment
A test is a “product” that measures a particular behavior or set of objectives.
Tests are done after the instruction has takenplace, it’s a way to complete the instruction and get the results.
The results of the tests don’t have to be interpretedEx: - International English Language Testing System - IELTS
Test of English as a Foreign Language - TOEFL
Test of English for International Communication - TOEIC
Scholastic Aptitude Test - SAT
Vietnamese Standardised Test of English Proficiency - VSTEP
Assessment is seen as a procedure instead of a product.
Assessment is used during and after the instruction has taken place
After you’ve received the results of your assessment, you can interpret the results andin case needed alter the instruction.Ex: - Theses, tutorial papers, or substantive research papers on any topic and using any research methodology
Oral presentation
Oral exams
National standardized exams
Final exams in a course
b/ What is testing? Distinguish it from assessing. Give examples (
apart from thetextbook
) to illustrate your understanding.
Tests are a subset of assessment, a genre of assessment techniques. They are preparedadministrative procedures that occur at identifiable times in a curriculum when learnersmuster all their faculties to offer peak performance, knowing that their responses are beingmeasured and evaluated.
In scientific terms, a test is a method of measuring a person’s ability, knowledge orperformance in a given domain.
TestAssessment
A test is a “product” that measures a particular behavior or set of objectives.
Tests are done after the instruction has taken place,
Assessment is seen as a procedure instead of a product.
Assessment is used during and after
it’s a way to complete the instruction and get the results.
The results of the tests don’t have to be interpretedEx: - International English Language Testing System -IELTS
Test of English as a Foreign Language - TOEFL
Test of English for International Communication - TOEIC
Scholastic Aptitude Test - SAT
Vietnamese Standardised Test of English Proficiency - VSTEPthe instruction has taken place
After you’ve received the results of your assessment, you can interpret the results and in case needed alter the instruction.Ex: - Theses, tutorial papers, or substantive research papers on any topic and using any research methodology
Oral presentation
Oral exams
National standardized exams
Final exams in a course
c/ A couple potentially confusing terms often appear in discussions of assessmentand testing: measurement and evaluation. Briefly state your understanding aboutmeasurement and evaluation in assessment and testing. Give examples (
apart fromthe textbook
) where possible.MeasurementEvaluation
Measurement is the process of quantifying the observed performance ofclassroom learners.
Evaluation is involved when the results of a test (or other assessment procedure) are used for decision making.Evaluation involves the interpretation of information.Ex: If a student achieves a score of 9 on the final exam of “Language assessment” course,9 is the measurement. Evaluation takes place when he/she is told that the score resulted ina success to pass the course and in an excellent level.
d/ What is an assessment? What is/are the relationship(s) between assessment andlearning? Give examples (
apart from the textbook
) where possible.
Assessment:
Assessment is appraising or estimating the level or magnitude of some attribute of aperson.
In educational practice, assessment is an ongoing process that encompasses a wide rangeof methodological techniques.The relationship(s) between assessment and learning:
Assessment is a critical aspect of teaching and learning process which aim at collecting,interpreting and analyzing the regarding students’ performance. The quality of learning isdetermined by the quality of assessment practices in the classroom.
e/ State your understanding about assessment in language teaching. Distinguishinformal assessment from formal assessment. Give examples (
apart from thetextbook
) where possible.
Assessment:
Assessment is appraising or estimating the level or magnitude of some attribute of aperson.
In educational practice, assessment is an ongoing process that encompasses a wide rangeof methodological techniques.
Informal assessmentFormal assessment
Informal assessment can take a number of forms: unplanned comments and responses, coaching and other impromptu feedback to the studentEx: - Teacher says “Nice job!”, “Good work! or put a smiley face on some homework…
Formal assessments are exercises or procedures specifically designed to tap into a storehouse of skills and knowledge. They are systematic and plannedEx: Tests, assess student’s journal, portfolio...
f/ Briefly provide the definition of assessment in language teaching. What areformative and summative assessments? Give examples (
apart from the textbook
)where possible.
Assessment:
Assessment is appraising or estimating the level or magnitude of some attribute of aperson.
In educational practice, assessment is an ongoing process that encompasses a widerange of methodological techniques.
Formative assessmentSummative assessment
Formative assessment evaluates students in the process of “forming” their competencies and skills with the goal of helping them to continue that growth process.Ex: - In-class discussions
Clicker questions
Weekly quizzes
Summative aims to measure or summarize, what a student has grasped and typically occurs at the end of a course or unit of instruction.Ex: - Instructor-created exams
Standardized tests
Final projects
Final essays
g/ Briefly state your understanding about testing. Distinguish norm-referenced testsfrom criterion-referenced tests. Give examples (
apart from the textbook
) wherepossible.
Tests are a subset of assessment, a genre of assessment techniques. Theyare prepared administrative procedures that occur at identifiable times in acurriculum when learners muster all their faculties to offer peakperformance, knowing that their responses are being measured andevaluated.
In scientific terms, a test is a method of measuring a person’s ability,knowledge or performance in a given domain.
Norm-ReferencedCriterion-Referenced
DefinitionNorm-Referenced tests measurethe performance of one group oftest takers against another groupof test takers.Criterion-Referenced testsmeasure the performance of testtakers against the criteriacovered in the curriculum.PurposeTo measure how much a testtaker knows compared to anotherstudent.To measure how much the testtaker knows before and after theinstruction is finished.ContentNorm-Referenced tests measurebroad skill areas taken from avariety of textbooks and syllabi.Criterion-Referenced testsmeasure the skills the test takerhas acquired on finishing acurriculum.Item characteristicsEach skill is tested by less thanfour items. The items vary indifficulty.Each skill is tested by at leastfour items to obtain an adequatesample of the student.Score reportingNorm-Referenced test scores arereported in a percentile rank.Criterion-Referenced test scoresare reported in categories orpercentage.