TKT Young Learners: Assessment

Presentation Title

TKT: YOUNG LEARNERS

Session 5: Assessment of YL

Tutor: Lic. Silvia Rovegno Malharin

Session outline

• Key terms in assessment

• Areas of assessment

• Purposes of assessment

• Assessment focus

• Acting on assessment evidence

• Round-off TKT YL

Homework task

Key terms:

Can you name the term?

1. A type of testing which is different from a final

examination.

Some or all of the work that learners do during a course is

considered by the teacher on a regular basis and

contributes to the final grade given to learners.

May also include regular monitoring of classroom

performance and contribution.

Continuous assessment

2. When a teacher judges learners’ work

through a test and then gives a formal report

or grade to learners, to say how successful

or unsuccessful they have been.

Formal assessment

3. When a teacher uses information on

learners’ progress during a course to adapt

their teaching or to give learners feedback

on their learning.

Formativeassessment

4. When a teacher decides whether a

learner is doing well or not, or whether a

course is successful or not, by observing

learners rather than setting a test or writing

an official report or giving a grade.

Informal assessment

5. When learners give feedback on each

other’s language, work, learning strategies,

performance

Peer assessment

6. When learners decide for themselves how

good they think their progress or language

use is.

Self-assessment

7. Sentences that describe language

learners’ language use or an aspect of it on

a scale of proficiency,

Can-do statements

8. X is used to see how well learners have

learned the language and skills taught in

class.

Achievement test

9. X is used to identify problems that

learners have with language or skills.

Diagnostic test

10. X is used to see how good learners are

at using the target language. The contents

of a ……are not chosen according to what

has been taught, but according to what is

needed for a particular purpose

Proficiency test

What is classroom based

assesement?

✓ Assessment is a systematic process of gathering information about what a

student knows, is able to do, and is learning to do.

✓ Assessment information provides the foundation for decision-making and

planning for instruction and learning.

✓ Assessment is an integral part of instruction that enhances, empowers, and

celebrates student learning

✓ Classroom-based assessment provides regular feedback and allows teachers

and students to reflect on progress and adjust instruction and learning

accordingly.

How do we assess learning?

❖ observing behaviour

❖ listening to oral work

❖ asking learners their opinions

❖ through self-assessment tasks

❖ correcting written work

❖ using checklists

Brainstorm

Purposes

Focus

Acting on evidence

Exam practice task

Purposes of assessment

Why do we

assess?

Task: are the statements true

or false?

Assessment focus: sorting

task

Sample task

Acting on assessment evidence

Matching task

Round off!