International Certifications

Ayudantía

In the link below you will find our ppt with the information about Toefl IBT.http://www.mediafire.com/view/?ovu48mt64ls42u6

And also you can find the summary that we gave to our classmates in this link: 

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?m3m0i3yaw37hdh3

Classroom Assessment

Ayudantia

Classroom Assessment: A Plea for Change

1. - What is the purpose of this paper?

The two purposes are:

1.    Compare and contrast the psychometric perspective with the edumetric assessment perspective.

2.    Explain the principles and parameter of language assessment in different places.

The author regards the advantages and shortcomings of these topics for the education paying particular attention to the language

2. - What is the meaning of the concept “negative washback”?

A negative washback is the effect that depends from a negative situation. This effect occur when the teacher only teach for students that could answer different test or when the student do not have motivation.

3. - Do we have negative washback in Chilean schools? Examples

Yes, we have a negative washback and they are:

SIMCE: Because teachers choose their best students to perform these tests, leaving behind those who do not understand the matter was explained in class.

Monthly evaluations: teachers use the same exercises on the evidence seen in classes, which are the same results.

Homework: Students search online information about any given work in class. They just copy the information without write it in their own words.

4. - Do you think the psychometric test suits a language evaluation? Why?

We think that a language evaluation of this kind is not the most appropriate. Because it does not reflect what the student learnt). We think in terms of language, the most important thing is to be able to speak and express ideas. And in any question with multiple choices, the student could not prove that. By the other hand, these kinds of test are equal for everyone, and that is not right. In what respect in second language, everyone learn in a different way, so the progress will never be the same. So the evaluation should focus in every student. Learning a language is not the same as learning the capitals of some countries, therefore would not have the same form of evaluation. Even when for a teacher is easier to evaluate written tests (like the comprehension of a lecture) than oral tests (for example make a conversation about chosen topic by the students). It is not good because the students must to say what they are thinking or what they like, much better in the foreign language.

5.-Why does the author use the word “plea” in the title?

We think that the word plea used for the author, means an attempt to show why a specific system of evaluation it is not the right one. Because he put emphasis that we have to pay attention to all the factors that interfere with the process of learning in a student. And sometimes a wrong way to evaluation will not show if the student learnt o not. It is about worry what a student learnt and not what the mark he got.

Open and Objective Tests

Ayudantía

Here in this link below you will find the planification, we chose 2do medio

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxLLSbLAmgFIT0JNWEU1UGRJUEE/edit

In this other link you will find our test

with open and objectives questions

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxLLSbLAmgFId0VveERzN3d4Y3c/edit

Activity 14

May 7th, 2012

Reflection

—- SIENTE USTED QUE ESTA ASIGNATURA LE AYUDA A COMPLIR EL PERFIL DE EGRESO DE LA CARRERA? DE QUÉ FORMA? POR QUÉ NO?

—REFLECT ON THIS QUESTION AND WRITE A COMMENT IN YOUR PORTFOLIO

Activity 12 and 13

April 23th, 2012

Assessment Instruments

Group Work

Create and design a draft rubric/checklist/ ranging scale for you own class portafolio. Use the references given in the last session. 

  
In the link below you will see that we chose the rubric for evaluate our own blog and also why we chose the rubric. 

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?stoly5uvaixykp1

Activity 11

April 17th, 2012

Observation Techniques

Which do you think is the best? why? 

The rubric, because I think is more fair. Because the student already know the parameters of evaluation.

What is a rubric? 

A rubric is a scoring guide that seeks to evaluate a student's performance based on the sum of a full range of criteria rather than a single numerical score.

A rubric is an authentic assessment tool used to measure students' work.

Authentic assessment is used to evaluate students' work by measuring the product according to real-life criteria. The same criteria used to judge a published author would be used to evaluate students' writing.

Although the same criteria are considered, expectations vary according to one's level of expertise. The performance level of a novice is expected be lower than that of an expert and would be reflected in different standards. For example, in evaluating a story, a first-grade author may not be expected to write a coherent paragraph to earn a high evaluation. A tenth grader would need to write coherent paragraphs in order to earn high marks.

A rubric is a working guide for students and teachers, usually handed out before the assignment begins in order to get students to think about the criteria on which their work will be judged.

A rubric enhances the quality of direct instruction

Activity 10

April 16th, 2012

Assessment Types and Procedures

Assessment can be divided into three stages: baseline assessment, formative assessment, and summative assessment .

• BASELINE ASSESSMENT: establishes the "starting point" of the student´s undertanding.
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: provides information to help guide the instruction throughout the unit,
• SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: informs  both the student and the teacher about the level of conceptual understanding and performance capabilities that the student has achieved.

Some formats, and the stages of assessment in which they most likely would occur, are shown in the table.