ROUSHIELL FRANCE S.

LONDON
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
– Explore the different definitions of concepts related to
language assessment.
– Explain the principles that govern effective assessment and
evaluation.

– Discuss the purposes of language testing.

– Identify the functions of language tests in education.

– Acknowledge the value of assessment in the language learning-

teaching process.
 WHAT IS AN ASSESSMENT?

ASSESSMENT- is the process of observing and measuring

learning. It provides the teacher with a better understanding of
what students are learning and engage students more deeply
in the process of learning (Oosterhof,1994)
 WHAT IS AN ASSESSMENT?
AID the teachers in DECISION MAKING done BEFORE, DURING and AFTER
instruction.
BEFORE INSTRUCTION: Assessment is needed to help
teachers make decisions about learning goals,
appropriate teaching materials, and learning
activities

AFTER INSTRUCTION: Assessment is needed to

DURING INSTRUCTION: Assessment help teachers evaluate student learning, as
is needed to help teachers make well as learning materials. Assessment at this
decisions about the delivery and stage helps to improve instruction.
pace of instruction, control Assessment at the end of an instructional unit
behavior, keep students attention, provides information for grading students,
and adjust the scope and evaluating teaching, and evaluating
sequence of learning activities curriculum and school programs.