1
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What are benefits of assessment?
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- summary of what learning has taken place
- Information on students progress
- diagnosis specific strength and weaknesses
- motivates further learning
2
Q
What is the initial assessment for?
A
- establishes a baseline of learning
- Language capabilities of students
- group and individual work
- can design your curriculum based off of these assessments
3
Q
What is the formative assessment?
A
- mainly about improvement
- says how well students are doing
- Provides feedback on progress towards meeting learning objectives
- Part of the learning process ongoing and continuous aid future progress
- Use comments as assessment as often as possible
4
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What is the summative assessment?
A
- mainly about accountability
- Asks if students met their learning objectives
- Full picture of what students have achieved
- Looks back at the end of the learning process
