FATİH ŞALLI, ANKARA – 6TH OF DECEMBER,2022

THEME: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT – SPEAKING&WRITING

Welcome to the
2nd PDC!

ELT/Facilitator Fatih ŞALLI

 • REVIEW ON THE LAST SESSION
• ASSESSMENT GRID! BE QUICK TO GET A REWARD!
• MONKEYS ON THE THREE  ASSESSMENT
Agenda!
Today’s

• WHAT IS FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT?

• TYPES & IMPORTANCE OF FEEDBACK
• BRITISH COUNCIL’S VIDEOS ON FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT OF PRODUCTIVE SKILLS(Sp/Wr)
• CHOOSING AN ASSESSMENT TYPE/TECHNIQUE
• REFLECT&EVALUATE
• CLOSING REMARKS
● Have you changed anything in your classes since the first PDC
in terms of ‘listening problems’?
● How did the children respond to the techniques you tried?
● Was there anything that didn’t work as you had hoped that
you would like to discuss with the group?
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the 1st three finishers!
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• Think about what you know about

assessment in the classroom.

Which one of these monkeys

shows how you feel about your

knowledge of assessment?

• Then, share/exchange your ideas

with the teacher on your right/left.

THREE QUESTIONS TO DEFINE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
WHERE AM I GOING?
HOW AM I GOING?
WHERE TO NEXT?

This one clarifies

what progress
This question learners need to
allows learners to make towards these This helps learners
objectives and find out what kinds
be aware of the
highlights the need of activities they
objectives of the need to do to make
for teacher’s
lesson. feedback. better progress.
 ‘FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS.’ Ken Blanchard

BECAUSE FEEDBACK LEADS TO A MUTUALLY

WHY IS ‘FEEDBACK’ VITAL EFFICIENT IMPROVEMENT. TEACHER EVALUATES
IN FORMATIVE THE STS’ LEARNING AND ADOPTS HIS TEACHING
ACCORDING TO THEIR FEEDBACK. STUDENTS, ON
ASSESSMENT? THE OTHER HAND, CAN GET TEACHER’S
FEEDBACK AND DECIDE WHAT THEY SHOULD DO
IN THE NEXT STEP TO REACH THE GOALS BY
ASSESSING THEIR OWN LEARNING.
 EFFECTIVE & INEFFECTIVE FEEDBACK
EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK WHY EFFECTIVE?

INEFFECTIVE FEEDBACK WHY INEFFECTIVE?

 TIPS & TRICKS
First, provide some
Use delayed feedback
information to the learners
if the learner actively
about what they did well.
engaged in an activity.
Second, give some advice.
Prefer delayed
feedback for simple
tasks. Plus, use it for Finally, explain other
high-achieving sts. points they did well in their
studies.

Use immediate
feedback for difficult Use written feedback
tasks. Plus, use it for instead of oral ones to
low-achieving sts. be more objective.
British Council’s videos – Assessing Learning (Sp & Wr)
-Which skill does your video focus on?
-What are the key points of the video?
-Is there a “TopTip” at the end? If so, what is it?
-Which ones have you tried before in your
classes? Any advantages/disadvantages?

Group A Video-4 - Please Group B Video-5 - Please

watch the video individually for watch the video individually for
‘Assessing Speaking’. While ‘Assessing Writing’. While
watching, take as many notes as watching, take as many notes as
you can. Don’t forget to check you can. Don’t forget to check
the questions before watching. the questions before watching.
You have ten minutes! You have ten minutes!
Individually, decide a suitable and detailed assessment type for the tasks below according
to the information from today’s videos&slides. Please choose an appropriate feedback for
each task and state the reasons.

Writing Task: Students are Speaking Task: Role-Play:

supposed to write an essay
regarding the question below.
“If you had one-million euros,
which country would you visit?
How would spend your money
in that country? Why?”
Parent&Child – “A child wants to
go out with his/her friends. The
parent wants him/her to do his/her
homework.
Students are going to write a role-
play and act it out at the end.
 REFLECT & EVALUATE

● What is the best take-away from today’s session?

Why/Why not?
● Which one of the formative assessment technique/type
are you going to try in your classes before the next
PDC? Think about your coursebooks/units that you are
teaching. Select at least one task for each productive
skill(Speaking/Writing).
● Take notes. You will be asked to fill «Immediate
Reflection Form» on https://veri.meb.gov.tr/
 Before you
go..
https://veri.meb.gov.tr/
 You were
amazing! Thx a
lot for your
contribution!
See you in the
next one!

EGNLISH TOGETHER PROJECT COORDINATOR/FACILITATOR – FATİH ŞALLI