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Hello to everyone! This is a short article that talks about peer assessment, an evaluation technique very interesting. This document emphasizes that peer and self assessment are key strategies to involve students in taking more responsibility for their own learning. While the benefits may not initially be obvious to students, this process offers a means of enhancing the learning experience and developing key capabilities in our students. The document also refers to the advantages and disadvantages of this type of assessment. Perhaps the biggest drawback is that it requires greater involvement by the teacher. Throughout the article, I'll take this vital phrase from my point of view: "Peer and self-assessment help students develop the ability to make judgements, a necessary skill for study and professional life" (Brown, Rust and Gibbs, 1994). Self and peer-assessment are often combined or considered together. They have many potential advantages in common. For instance, peer assessment can help self-assessment. By judging the work of others, students gain insight into their own performance.

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This is a research project which are analyzed the assessment instruments that the foreign language teachers usually use in their classrooms. The aim of this project is very clear: the teachers who participate in this project must identify their own mistakes (in the assessment field) and finally correct them. As the majority of foreign language teachers, specifically, of our country, these teachers don't plead for an assessment which exist a feedback between the teachers and the pupils. We know that this feedback is the better way for get a fair assessment, but perhaps by the lack of time... They use these instruments. I recommend take a look to the annexes.

This article presents the roles of assessment in curriculum practice and enhancement of learning. It also consists of three sections, namely, Assessment as component of the curriculum, continuous assessment for learning, and the importance of feedback and comments in assessed work and analyze each one. Furthermore, we find a discussion in this Article of the current state of assessment, particularly formative/continuous assessment.

I found an interesting article on assessment for learning. It gives you a clear idea of what it is, the aims, benefits… all explained in a very clear way. What I liked most about this article is the practical example of where and how assessment for learning can be used. At the end of the article you can find some useful links to other articles on assessment.

This article discusses different types of assessment and recognizes the importance of affective considerations for the acquisition of a foreign or second language.

I find this article quite interesting, especially the last part that talks about the portfolio. I think that the author explains briefly and simply in what it consists. On the other hand, I agree with the writer's conclusions. I strongly believe that we must use various assessment tools in the classroom of FL in order to be as objective as possible and to develop all the skills and abilities of the student. As we have just seen in class the exam tests serves for the memory capacity but does not encourage critical thinking and autonomy on the part of the learner. Thank you so much for sharing it!

This article emphasizes the need for teachers to use a variety of types of alternative assessments. I think it could be quite useful to remind us the different techniques of assessment that we can do and the most important thing: they can be used every day in our class. We have to start to discard the traditional tests that only indicated us a numerical description about our students. In our future we are going to be teachers so we have to be aware of the different kind of assessment to take them into practice. Rather useful the article.

Hello! During the last few months, Assessment has been a very important part of our lessons since the very beginning. But how can we make assessment meaningful? In this web page you will find the answer to this question. It also includes some rubrics that could be helpful in this matter (they can be downloaded).

Very clear, I like the strutures of the criteria to garanty meaningful assessment,,, It is a good framework to follow.

the criteria to follow is very clear. I think it could be a good framework to follow and check about meaningful assessments. I like it a lot!

Here you have a small article of 5 pages which I found very interesting to share with you. In this article we can find interesting issues about assessment for learning. The article says that: "Classroom assessment that involves students in the process and focuses on increasing learning can motivate rather than merely measure students." When students are active characters of their own education the outcomes are better. Also gives interesting clues about how to involve students in their own teaching-learning process and have a section about effective teacher feedback. Contains reviews of many important authors. I advise my classmates that take a look at this article because it's really interesting.

This is a presentation that explains some key concepts of Assessment. What are characteristics of good classroom assessment? The guiding principles that govern good test design, development and analysis are validity, reliability, practicality.

Hello! I have found an useful presentation about assessment. It is about assessment types and activities to assess, and it reflect about how and why teacher assess. It's quite theoretical, but I think you should have a look if you are interested in this topic.

This article talks about summative assessment and summative assessment. Discuss the pros and cons of both and provides testimonials and suggestions from teachers. I think it's very interesting and it can be handy to know these two assessment models.

I want to share this article as a last point of view of self-assessment. For all my classmates who still have doubts. There are some examples of rubrics for techers, to value their own work in a course, in a lesson... These rubrics do reference to different aspects/domains like Planning, the Environment, the Teaching/Learning process and Professional development. We can found in each rubric the aspects that a teacher must to carry out to get a distinguished process.

Hi mattes! You can find here lots of resources to help you learn about appropriate methods of assessment in language classrooms.

Here is an article talking about Dictation Exercises as an assessing tool for the EFL class. Personally, I had never found this kind of exercises especially interesting for teachers before. However, after reading this I have changed my mind because I think that realizing of our pupils errors can be a great source which can help us to design differentiated activities in order to correct pupils' real mistakes. What do you think?

This page explains what is assessment for learning, what is the difference between formative and summative assessment and some learning strategies.

Lia Plakans (Assisstant professor of Foreign Language), explain us and give examples and key ideas in assessment. In this web you can find videos, information and resources about AFL

Some strategies for assessment with their explanations 

This is a video I think everybody should see. It is the story behind Finland´s educational system. The reason for tagging this video is the general idea you get for their success. It shows us the theory we are studying and the possible application. Although I don´t think it is possible to implement this system in Spain because of the big social and cultural differences it gives you a good idea about how it could be. In the video they talk about the differences, their curriculum, assessment, objectives, planning, tasks, their aims, some activities, the way students are invited to make their own decisions etc. Have a look, it's a real eye opener.

I´ve been fascinated with this documentary. It´s very interesting and amazing the educational process in Finland. Really I would like to learn much of this system, but the first thinking come to my mind is we are years behind. I understand is other culture and society, when they speak about the trust in everybody related with education, is something unthinkable here, by bad luck. This is a very recommendable video, you don´t believe you are going to lose an hour see it. I´ve finished very motivated, and I would want to know more closer this system, if could possible, visiting Finland.

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