In this course, you will learn about the principles of sound language assessment. You will develop an understanding of the ideas in developing different types of test and how they can be applied. You will explore practical ways of assessing language and skills which you can use in your classroom. What topics will you cover?
What topics will you cover?
Testing, Assessment and Evaluation
- What is a test?
- What is assessment?
- What is evaluation?
- Types of test
Principles of language assessment
- Reliability
- Validity
- Practicality
- Positive washback
Assessing speaking
- Formats, Tasks and Settings
- Rating scales
- Feedback on Spoken Errors
Assessing writing
- Assessment tasks
- Marking criteria
- Feedback on Written Errors
Assessing reading
- Meaningfulness and authenticity
- Developing reading tests
- Scoring reading tests
Assessing listening
- Task types for listening assessment
- Scoring listening tests
Assessing grammar and vocabulary
Principles of testing grammar and vocabulary
- Test development
- Assessment and course planning
- Approaches to testing
- The test development cycle
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a test
Authentic Assessment
- Self-peer assessment
- Portfolio
- Reflective Diary
- Reports
- Presentations
- Reading logs, etc