Assessment! Principles of Best Practice -Language Assessment 101-

1. Assessment! Principles of Best Practice -Language Assessment 101- NCCLP 2009 Kyle Ennis Avant Assessment

2. What Will We Do Today? •Presentation Goals / Introductions •Presentation: Assessment 101 •Presentation: What Makes Assessment Good? •Presentation: Assessment Examples/Principles •Consider Assessment Literacy and Commit to Improvement

3. Grant-fundedResearch and Development Licensing Collaboration Classroom Learning and Assessment Tools

4. What is the difference between….. Assessment and Evaluation? What is Formative Assessment? Example? What is Summative Assessment? Example? What is Self-Evaluation? Example? 5. What is the difference between assessment of... Achievement - Performance – Proficiency? 6. Why do we assess our students? What is Your ASSESSMENT IQ

5. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Albert Einstein

6. 金无足赤，人无完人.

7. What is our GOAL? Speak Read Listen Culture Write

8. Assessment should NOT be an afterthought! It should be the foundation of all that we do!

9. Assessment 101… How do we know what our students know and are able to do? Student Scores Decisions Knowledge/Skills TEST!! Inferences Good Bad Sampling of Elements •Vocabulary •Characters •Grammatical Points •Rules •Simulation •Application HOW?......... Vocabulary Function Culture

10. Assessment Foundations •Assessment is a process of applying professional judgment. •Assessment is based on separate but related principles of measurement evidence and evaluation. •Assessment decision-making is influenced by a series of tensions. •Assessment influences student motivation and learning. •Assessment contains error. (There is no PERFECT assessment) (尺有所短，寸有所长。)

11. What is GOOD Assessment? •Good assessment enhances instruction. •Good assessment is valid and reliable. •Good assessment is fair and ethical. •Good assessment uses multiple methods. •Good assessment is efficient and feasible. •Good assessment appropriately incorporates technology.

13. Assessment Modes and Focus How do you evaluate HOW WELL the students are able to speak or write? Scoring Guides:

14. Understanding Assessment Practices and Techniques Leads to Better Teaching and Learning

15. Speak Read Listen Culture Write What is our GOAL?

16. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Albert Einstein

17. 金无足赤，人无完人.