Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Tips for preparing for the TKT
- Module 1 Language and background to language learning and teaching
- Part 1 Describing language and language skills
- Part 2 Background to language learning
- Part 3 Background to language teaching
- Unit 16 Presentation techniques and introductory activities
- Unit 17 Practice activities and tasks for language and skills development
- Unit 18 Assessment types and tasks
- Module 2 Lesson planning and use of resources for language teaching
- Part 1 Planning and preparing a lesson or sequence of lessons
- Part 2 Selection and use of resources
- Module 3 Managing the teaching and learning process
- Part 1 Teachers' and learners' language in the classroom
- Part 2 Classroom management
- Sample TKT answer sheet
- Exam tips for the TKT
- Answer key for Follow-up activities
- Answer key for TKT practice tasks
- Answer key for TKT practice tests
- Alphabetical list of glossary terms
- Unit-by-unit list of glossary terms
- Acknowledgements
Unit 18 - Assessment types and tasks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Tips for preparing for the TKT
- Module 1 Language and background to language learning and teaching
- Part 1 Describing language and language skills
- Part 2 Background to language learning
- Part 3 Background to language teaching
- Unit 16 Presentation techniques and introductory activities
- Unit 17 Practice activities and tasks for language and skills development
- Unit 18 Assessment types and tasks
- Module 2 Lesson planning and use of resources for language teaching
- Part 1 Planning and preparing a lesson or sequence of lessons
- Part 2 Selection and use of resources
- Module 3 Managing the teaching and learning process
- Part 1 Teachers' and learners' language in the classroom
- Part 2 Classroom management
- Sample TKT answer sheet
- Exam tips for the TKT
- Answer key for Follow-up activities
- Answer key for TKT practice tasks
- Answer key for TKT practice tests
- Alphabetical list of glossary terms
- Unit-by-unit list of glossary terms
- Acknowledgements
Summary
What are assessment types and tasks?
Assessment means judging learners' performance by collecting information about it. We assess learners for different reasons, using different methods to do so. Assessment tasks are the tasks we use for assessing learners. We can assess learners informally or formally. Informal assessment is when we observe learners to see how well they are doing something and then often give them comments on their performance. Formal assessment is when we assess learners through tests or exams and give their work a mark or a grade.
Key concepts
List all the reasons you can think of for assessing learners formally.
There are several reasons why we might want to assess learners formally:
1 At the beginning of a course we might give them a test to find out (diagnose) what they know and don't know. This is called a diagnostic test. The information from this type of test helps us decide what to teach and which learners need help in which areas of language.
2 When learners go to a language school or evening classes, the school may want to know what level the learners are at, so they give them a test. This is called a placement test. We use the information from a placement test to decide what level of class the learners should go into.
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- The TKT Course Modules 1, 2 and 3 , pp. 104 - 126Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011