Alternative Assessment, Group 5.

Study Guide

1-Why many classroom teachers forego the use of portfolios as

assessment tools?

•  The portfolio is a very subjective form of assessment.

• Teachers often are unsure themselves of the purpose of a portfolio

and its uses in the classroom. 

• There is a question of how the portfolio can be most effectively used

to assess student learning.

2-What are some suggestions you can take into consideration when you
are going to do a portfolio?

• Explain to learners from the very beginning EVERYTHING

ABOUT a learning JOURNAL.

• Define what tasks students will develop and to let them know how
they are expected to work each of them gradually.

• Allot time for learners to reflect on and self-assess their performance.

• The teacher ought to provide feedback based both on his students’

reflections

3-The five different types of self- and peer-assessment are:

a) Assessment of performance, indirect, Metacognitive, Socio-affective,

Student -generated test
b) Indirect, Intrinsic, Motivation, student-centered, Socio-affective
c) Self-assessment, Peer-assessment, Assessment of performance, indirect,
Metacognitive
d) Autonomy, Intrinsic Motivation, Cooperative Learning, Metacognitive,
Student-generated
 4-Self-assessment derives from three principles of second language
acquisition:

a) Autonomy, Intrinsic Motivations, Cooperative Learning (peer-

assessment)
b) Self-assessment, Autonomy, Cooperative Learning (peer-assessment)
c) Indirect, Autonomy, Cooperative Learning (peer-assessment)
d) Autonomy, Extrinsic Motivation, Cooperative Learning (peer-
assessment)

5- What is a Rubrics?
6- Why are Rubrics important?
7- What is alternative assessment?
8- What is performance-based assessment?
9- How Conference is composed?
10- How conference can be?