TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

Types Of Assessment

Bocoski, Soledad Fateche, Yanina Francisco, Camila Gómez, Yanina González, Micaela Ott, Ana

Assessing, testing, evaluating... why?

• To check students' understanding.

• To give students, parents and school authorities a clear report on the students´ progress.

• To help students identify their weaknesses and improve their performance.

• To monitor teachers performance in the teaching-learning process.

What´s the difference between assessment, evaluation and testing?

ASSESSMENT

Assessment is the process of collecting information about students using different methods or tools so that educators can form an idea of what they know and can do with this knowledge. (e.g. tests, quizzes, portfolios, etc).

TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS

TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS

Formative assessments

TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS

Summative assessments

TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS

Informal assessments

TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS

Formal assessments

TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS

Self - assessments

EVALUATION

The verb evaluate means to form an idea of something or to give a judgment about something. Once you’ve determined which program activities in your logic model should be evaluated, you can begin to identify the types of evaluation you can conduct. What are the most common types of evaluation?

TYPES OF EVALUATIONS

CHARACTERISTICS OF EVALUATIONS

1) Continuous process 2) Comprehensive 3) Child - centered 4) Cooperative process 5) Teaching methods 6) Common practice 7) Multiple aspects

TESTING

A test refers to a tool, technique or a method that is intended to measure students knowledge or their ability to complete a particular task. In this sense, testing can be considered as a form of assessment. Tests should meet some basic requirements, such as validity and reliability.

TYPES OF TESTS

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD TEST

Validity refers to the extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure. Reliability refers to the consistency of test scores when administered on different occasions.

TYPES OF TEST ITEM

. Direct Indirect test items Discrete-point testing Integrative test items

INDIRECT TEST ITEM TYPES

. Multiple choice questions (MCQs)

INDIRECT TEST ITEM TYPES

. Cloze procedures

INDIRECT TEST ITEM TYPES

. Transformation and paraphrase

Sentence re-ordering

DIRECT TEST ITEM TYPES

For direct test item to achieve "validity" and to be "reliable", test designers need to do the following

• Create a "level playing field"
• Replicate real-life interaction

Test design

A successful test = Specification

Test design

1 - Objectives 2 - Skills 3 - Content 4 - Format and length 5 - Rubric 6 - Materials 7 - Marking

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