CLASS ACTIVITY 6:

A GOOD EVALUATION

Based on a grammar test from the second semester :

1. Do you think it`s a valid test? Why?

Yes, because it is coherent with the objectives ( to recognize and apply subordination clauses)

2. Do you think it`s a reliable test? Why?

Yes, becaus it contains what the teacher thouhgt in the last unit and students practiced a lot in classes

3. Do you think it`s a practical test?   Why?

Yes, because it is realistic, practical and efficient.

4. Do you think it`s a useful test? Why?

it is useful because it detects student's strengths and weaknesses

5. Do you think it is a fair test? Why?

Yes, because students knew how they would be evaluated, besides the topic has been practiced sufficiently in class and homework giving feedback by the teacher , the items in that test are almost simular to the practiced ones

SESSION 7 , APRIL 2ND 2012

A GOOD EVALUATION

SUMMARY

• Validity: A valid evaluation is one which actually tests what is sets out to test, one which measures the behavior described by the objective(s), under scrutiny.
• Reliability: The reability is a measure of the consistency with which the question, test or examination produces the same result under different but comparable conditions. A reliable evaluation item gives reproducible scores with similar populations of students.It is, independent of the characteristics of individual evaluators.
• Practicability: Evaluation procedure should be realistic, practical and efficient in term of their cost, time taken and ease of application.
• Fairness: Evaluation must be fair to all students. This can be possible by accurate reflecting of range of expected behaviors as desired by the course objectives. To keep fairness in evaluation, it is also desired that students should know they are to be evaluated.
• Usefulness:Evaluation should be useful for students. Feedback from evaluation must be made available to the students and help them to prove their current strengths and weaknesses. Evaluation should suggest all the needful requirements for their improvement. 

“Sería peligroso y contradictorio con el verdadero sentido de la acción formativa instalar en el sistema deformación unos mecanismos que generasen sometimiento, temor, injusticia, discriminación, arbitrariedad y desigualdad. La evaluación no es un fenómeno aséptico, que se puede realizar sin preguntarse por los valores, por el respeto a las personas, por el sentido de la justicia. La evaluación es también un fenómeno moral porque tiene repercusiones importantes para las personas, las instituciones y para la sociedad. En la evaluación existe un poder que debe ponerse al servicio de las personas y debe ser ética.”

S. Guerra

My final definition of evaluation

Definition of Evaluation


Evaluation is a holistic, systematic and complex 
process of assessment, measurement, analysis, collection and interpretation of the students’ knowledge,  attitudes, skills, intentions and behavior. Owing to the gathered information, the previous experiences, motivation and further feedback it is feasible to make ethical and fair decisions leading to a final judgment of value.


Key concepts: 


 Holistic, systematic and complex process


This key point refers to evaluation´s importance as a whole and almost global view with a purpose of further teaching, adoption of new materials and methods and guidance to the students.


 Assessment


That key point interprets assessment as the process itself of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and teachers to decide where they need to go to get the best and when is the time for measurement and scoring.


 Motivation


Motivation means encouraging the students by appropriate methods, approaches and classroom procedures by affective attitudes from the teacher.


 Feedback


Feedback is an essential factor for students evaluation, not only for the student but also for the teacher because based on learner´s appraisal the objective can be reached, has to be modified or even eliminated.


 Ethical and fair decisions


Teachers should do good, do not harm, support self-determination, be fair and be faithful to guarantee autonomy, justice and fidelity.


 Final judgement of value


Using all possible techniques and methods of assessment to define when students are ready to be measured or scored.

Class Activity 5

Classroom Assessment. A Plea for Change
March 20, 2012


1. - Concept of Evaluation


It is a systematic process where the student learning is not only monitored by the teacher but it is also involved the student decisions about their own abilities. It is a process where the monitor and the student working together, improve their knowledge and discover new strategies to achieve the goals.


In this definition, there are the following four key elements:


1) Systematic process 
2) The teacher involved the student decisions about their own abilities
3) The monitor and the student improve their knowledge and discover new strategies
4) The monitor and the student working together achieve the goals


Now, let’s discuss the importance of each,


1) Systematic process:  To work according to a fixed objective methodically in a period of time, it is also associated with a critical thinking which is very significant for students in general.


2) The teacher involved the student decisions about their own abilities:  Students feel free to assess themselves in the process of learning according their own abilities and they also became involve in decision making in activities that affect themselves and their peers.


3) The monitor and the student improve their knowledge and discover new strategies:  The teacher and the student working together within the learning process are able to recognize their shortcomings and errors through critical thinking and then they are able to design a new plan to achieve a particular aim.


4) The monitor and the student achieve the goals:  The result of a motivated team work between the teacher and the students is the aim or the desired answer they were expecting.

Class Activity 4

Teaching-Learning Process


To influence the pupil behavior in the desired direction, the teacher must be conscious of the goals and aims of education, he must formulate instructional objectives.
The teacher also should construct effective learning experiences and effective communication channels.
And finally, he or she will determine the extent to which these objectives are being achieved, learner appraisal.


Objectives:  The desired behavior that students should acquire, which is guided by the school and the teacher and the teacher must be conscious of the goals and aims of education.


Effective learning experiences: Should be focused on effective communication channels in order to acquire the desired behaviours.


Learner appraisal: The teachers will determine the extent to which the objectives are being achieved.