In the classroom, teachers are the principal assessors
of students. Teachers design their own assessment tools in order to check over
the progress of students during their study period and the achieving year-end
learning outcomes. Classroom-based assessment allows teachers to give
periodical feedback to their students so they can reflect on their development
and adjust their learning techniques.
When ESL teachers are developing the assessing tools
for their classes, it is important to keep in mind the following points:
• Use a variety of assessment techniques that clearly
reflect the progress for each basic skill according to the approach used for
the second language learning.
• Teachers should use assessment to give positive and
effective feedback. If students, somehow, appreciate feedback, they will use it
to improve their language development.
• The percentage of the final mark allotted to each of
the basic skills should reflect the amount of time that the students spend on
that component. For example, if students are spending 70% of their time on oral
activities, 70% of their final mark should be determined by oral evaluation.
• Tests should measure what they say they are
measuring. For example, if students are being tested for comprehension and they
are asked to write their answers, teachers should focus on their responses
instead of whether or not the information was spelled correctly.
• Evaluation should take place in the context of
meaningful activities which are congruent with the way in which students are
taught.
• Evaluation should be based on the English Language
curriculum objectives; in general, the teacher will use foundational objectives
for summative evaluation and learning objectives for formative evaluation.
• Students should be aware of the characteristics of
the assessment procedures that will be used during the course.
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