Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Language Assessment in the Classroom
This course dealt with the basic principles of good language assessment. It provided an overview of the different types of test used for different purposes. Articles and video input covered practical techniques for assessing skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – and language knowledge – grammar and vocabulary. Through guided discussion, participants explored how to develop tests within their own classroom context, with a view to making a positive impact on teaching and learning.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Barry O'Sullivan
Head of Assessment Research and Development
British Council
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the basic principles involved in reliable and valid test design
- Demonstrate an understanding of different types of tests and how they can be used
- Evaluate assessment needs of students within a given context
- Explain some practical techniques for assessing different language skills and knowledge
Syllabus
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Principles of language assessment
Formative and summative assessment
Positive washback
Assessment and testing -
Assessing speaking
Formats, tasks and settings
Rating scales -
Assessing writing
Assessment tasks
Marking criteria
Feedback -
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
Issued on 16th May 2020
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