Principles of Language Assessment.Activity 1.

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1. Principles of Language Assessment Here starts the lesson! By Hilda Sarco Assessment And Evaluation MSc GONZALEZ DIAZ AMILCAR OSWALDO

2. 1.- Assessment Terminology It is a process that evaluates, selects, designs, collects, analyzes, and interprets student learning and development information. Here we will know different terminologies used in the learning of assessments.

3. Assessment Terminology “To Assessment is to make judgments about students’ work, inferring from this what they have the capacity to do in the assessed domain, and thus what they know, value, or are capable of doing”. Joughin 1.1.- Assessment and Testing Testing is a way to evaluate and obtain information about the knowledge acquired by the student in a specific area and time. It helps the teacher to know the student's strengths and weaknesses.

4. Assessment Terminology Measurement interprets learning numerically, as assessments are described and classified by a numerical value, giving a quantitative result and considering that the evaluation makes a qualitative determination of the acquired performance. 1.2.- Measurement and Evaluation Evaluation is the process of analyzing and interpreting information, through a continuous process, with a quantitative assessment of the results of the learning acquired.

5. Assessment Terminology A Formal Assessment is an objective type test that determines what was learned during a certain period, using standardized instruments that provide results of reliability and validity. 1.3.- Formal and Informal Assessment The Informal Assessment method is an assessment in which teachers evaluate the performance and progress of students at various stages of learning, using non-standardized assessments.

6. Assessment Terminology 1.4.- Summative and Formative Assessment Summative Assessment is an evaluation at the end of the school period or a unit and serves to know the degree of knowledge acquired by the students. Formative Assessment do not provide a grade, so students are not fully engaged. However, this evaluation allows students to develop feedback.

7. 2.- Types and purposes of assessment Book Title. P52 It is a process that evaluates, selects, designs, collects, analyzes, and interprets student learning and development information.

8. 2.1.- Achievement tests It is a tool that helps measure knowledge of a specific topic in a standardized way that helps us understand the student's academic progress. 2.2.- Diagnostic tests They are tests to analyze progress during the course and that help the teacher and students to identify areas or topics that will have to be reinforced. Types of Assessment

9. 2.3.- Placement tests It is a test determined to apply very specific questions on a specific topic, which will result in knowing the student's level of knowledge. 2.4.- Proficiency tests It is a competency test that determines the degree of knowledge and skills of a specific course. Types of Assessment 2.5.- Aptitude tests It is designed to evaluate a person's skills and abilities within a type of education received and their ability to continue acquiring knowledge.

10. Achievement tests: To measure their students´ ability. Purposes of Assessment Diagnostic tests: Shows the content students need to be working on. Placement tests: Shows the content students need to be working on. Proficiency tests: Made up of several sections where skills are evaluated. Aptitude tests: Provides information about learning styles and learning preferences.

11. 3. Principles of language assessment

12. 3. Principles of language assessment It is a test with very specific questions on a precise topic, and the result will indicate the student's level of knowledge. Characteristic: The participant must be calm. It is a standardized test. The method of administration, time and procedure of the test must be considered. Ease of interpretation of the test.

13. 3. Principles of language assessment Reliability is a term that indicates the consistency and stability of the results of a test.

14. 3. Principles of language assessment Validity refers to the evidence provided about the accuracy and confidentiality arising from the evaluation. It is also defined as the degree to which the instrument measures what it purports to measure.

15. 3. Principles of language assessment Authenticity. They are tests or tasks that are focused on real situations, which make the student replicate social situations, to establish a connection between the knowledge acquired in class with the student's lived experiences. Generally, carrying out this type of work takes a lot of time and dedication on the part of the student to carry it out and on the part of the teacher to evaluate it

16. 3. Principles of language assessment Washback Effect.It refers to the reaction of the educational tests carried out, it is considered that the direct or indirect influence of the washback can be positive or negative in the development of learning and teaching involving evaluation methods, methodology, and jointly the entire educational system.

17. References, Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology. (s. f.). Qualities of Good Assessment Practices . AC. https://www.algonquincollege.com/profres/evaluating-learning/qualities-of-good-assessment-practices/#:~:text=Practicality%20refers%20to%20the%20action,for%20the%20instructor%20is%20reasonable. Formal and Informal Assessments – Maryland State Department of Education . (s. f.). https://elevates.marylandpublicschools.org/formal-and-informal-asse Mubashar, U. (2023, 15 mayo). Differences between Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation in Education . https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/differences-between-measurement-assessment-evaluation-urooj-mubashar/ Voxco. (2021, 2 noviembre). Assessing the Difference: Formal vs. Informal Assessment. Voxco . https://www.voxco.com/blog/formal-vs-informal-assessment-differences-and-similarities/#:~:text=Formal%20assessment%20refers%20to%20a What is assessment? / accreditation & assessment / about . (s. f.). www.westminster.edu. https://www.westminster.edu/about/accreditation-assessment/definition.cfm#:~:text=Assessment%20is%20the%20systematic%20basis,increase%20students'%20learning%20and%20development.

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