On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows
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1. República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador
Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas
Departamento de Idiomas
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Fontiveros, Luis
Rodríguez Angélica
2. Assessment
Assessment is the process of measuring and documenting
information about knowledge, skills and attitudes.
3. 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.
4. 1. Strategies for gauging students needs, such as examining
students work, analyzing graphic organizer and
brainstorming.
3. Strategies to encourage self direction, such as self-assessment,
peer feedback and cooperative grouping.
5. Strategies for monitoring progress, such as informal
observation, anecdotal notes, and learning logs.
7. Strategies to check for understanding, such as journals,
interviews and informal questioning.
5. 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.
6. 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.
8. Types of tests
Norm Referenced test
Are used as comparison between one student and
another.
Referenced Tests
Criterion referenced tests measure a student’s
performance and compares with a standard.