Assessment of Learning

•Assessment of learning (Balhaman 1990)

refers to those assessments that happen
after learning has occurred to determine
whether learning has happened
•(Taylor & Nolem, 2008) assessments can
include events, tools, processes, and
decision, which fundamental to
language classroom assessment
•This is form of diagnostic assessment using
validated assessment tools to enable a
teacher to monitor the progress of
instructions in a certain area of language
instructions.
•Monitoring students’ progress can help
teachers identify language areas needing
early intervention.
•The assessment tools should be
monitoring progress tools according to
need level.
•When assessing, assessments should be
focused on specific areas of instruction.
•To assess, assessment tools should cover
specific areas of development or
development of specific skills.
 Some Common Types of Tests
Achievement Test
• seeks to provide information about students’ knowledge in various
areas after specific lesson have been covered.
• It may range from short quizzes to periodic examination covering the
content of the course.
Proficiency Test
• administered to measure the ability of a larger to function using the
target language (TL).
• The purpose of this assessment is to determine how well the learner
uses the language in real-life situation.
• Are given to test a learner’s language competence
Performance Test
• Given to assess the ability of a second language
learner to perform a specific task, whether a learner
can perform a carefully designed set of skills required
to carry out a given job
 Other Assessment Techniques for Higher
Grade Learners
John B. Caroll, a psychologist and educational
linguist developed a theory using aptitude as
a variable in measuring learning in language.
They are Phonetic Coding Ability and
Grammatical Sensitivity Test.
Phonetic Coding Ability
• This refers to the ability of a learner to perceive and
remember specific sounds that are associated with
standard symbols like the IPA symbols as guide to
correct sound production
Grammatical Sensitivity Test
• In this type of test, the examinee has to decide which
of the underlined words of the second sentence has
the same function as the underlined word in the first
sentence