Role of Assessment

Definition of assessment:

Assessment is how we identify our learners’ needs, document their progress, and determine how we are doing as teachers and planners. That being said, how do we know we are doing it right? How do we know that the assessment tools we are using measure what we intend them to?

Reasons of Assessment:

Assessment shows the teacher the role of progress testing in the classroom and the importance of matching testing to instruction. I view testing as a tool that can help teachers identify student strengths and weaknesses and evaluate the effectiveness of their programs.

I ensure that teachers must design or choose tests that are practical, reliable, and valid.  Assessment is perhaps one of most difficult and important parts of our jobs as teachers. Ideally, it should be seen as a means to help us guide students on their road.

Tools of Assessment:

Assessment measures the learners' progress in learning through the

teacher's portfolio that includes various tools  like the following:

1-Oral discussion by the teacher.

2-Written tests done by the teacher.

3- The rate of participation played by the learner in class.

4- The involvement of learners in pair work and group work.

5-The role played by the learner in his group work.

6-Sharing in elicitation in class.

7-Self-expression and critical thinking by the learner.

8-The practical roles played by the learner in class.

9-The roles played by the learner in songs and games.

10-The activities done by the learner inside class .

11- The activities done by the learner outside classroom.

12- The activities done by the learner outside school.

13- The learner's involvement in using technology in class.

14- The tasks done by the learner in his workbook and his homework.

15- The area of the learner's interest in learning.

16- The learner's ability to think, pair, share, apply and analyze.

17- The learner's ability to do synthesis, evaluate and innovate.

18- The area of the learner's dialoguing with himself and with others.

19-Written exercises.

20-Observation forms to register learning outcomes.

21-Rubrics scale for self, pair and group work.

22- Feed-back sheets and observation sheet.

23- Learners' standards register and weekly reports.

24-Lesson plan and how the lesson objectives are connected with activities and assessment and how much the objectives are achieved through the selected methods and the teaching aids.

25- Classroom management and time management.

26- Learners' marks or grades register.

27-A Scope form.

28-The learner's portfolio.

29-Learner"s interaction with the teacher, course, peers and environment.

30-The learner's behavior.

Importance of assessment:

   Practical Example for Assessment
  

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