Devising assessment toolsSession 15

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Assessing learningThe term assessment is generally used to refer to all activities teachers use to help students learn and to measure student progress.

How do you assess your students’ learning?

What kinds of tasks do they perform?

Do these tasks reflect their knowledge/ skills development?

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Assessment tools

Planning for learning by doing or by construction goes hand in hand with planning for assessment.

Assessment tools in CLIL include performance tasks, files of students’ work, evaluation grids, checklists, anecdotal records, observations, and portfolios.

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PortfoliosAn important dimension of portfolio assessment is that it should actively involve the students in the process of assessment (Tierney, Carter, & Desai, 1991).

The process of assembling a portfolio can help develop student self-reflection, critical thinking, responsibility for learning, and content area skills and knowledge.

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Portfolios: selection criteriaSelection criteria for students’ work

Linked to learning outcomes.Based on results achieved and/or progress made.Collected at regular intervals (e.g. once a month)Representative of student’s most valued work, demonstrating progress, effort, and results.

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Aimed at helping students

To develop learning and critical thinking skills.To build the capacity to examine knowledge, attitudes and learning skills.To become independent learners.To build educational partnerships with peers, teachers and parents.To work with peers, parents and teachers in seeing learning as a holistic cross-curricular process.

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What is a perform

ance task?It is a complex situation that shows problems that an adult has to face in his/her work. There is a product, (something tangible), as a key element to evaluate the understanding.

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Elements of a perform

ance task What is the goal?What is my role?Who is the audience?What is the context?What is the product/performance to be presented?

What is the success criteria to be evaluated?

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9 foreign visitors.

You are a student who is doing your social service in the Ministry of Tourism. You have to help a group of nine foreign visitors to understand the main and most important characteristics related to the History, Geography and Economy of Vancouver. You need to make a brochure with the written itinerary for a four day tour around the city including a budget of possible expenses.

You must include an explanation justifying why you have selected each place and how these will help the visitors to understand the characteristics mentioned before. Include a map which shows the route the visitors will follow on the tour. Your task will be a success if your brochure is complete, attractive and includes relevant information for any person willing to visit this city.

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Goal:

You have to help a group of nine foreign visitors to understand the main and most important characteristics related to the History, Geography and Economy of Vancouver.

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Goal Your task is…

Your goal is …

The problem/challenge is…

The obstacles to overcome are…

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Situation

You are a student who is doing social service in the Ministry of Tourism.

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Product/Performance

You need to make a brochure with the written itinerary for a four day tour around the city including a budget of possible expenses.

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Success criteria

Your task will be a success if your brochure is complete, attractive and includes relevant information for any person willing to visit this city.

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Assessment of

task

Design a performance task to assess your students understanding /learning