Assessment and Evaluation

What this page covers

This unit sits in the Assessment and Evaluation strand of Education and pedagogy. Most of what you will find is mind maps, with quizzes, flashcard decks, notes, flowcharts and a slide set alongside them. Everything was made by GoConqr users, so styles and depth vary.

Where to begin

Start with the big picture. The mind map Peer and self assessment explains how one learner can judge another's progress, and how self assessment builds responsibility for learning. Then move to Authentic and Traditional Assessment, which sets real-world tasks against conventional tests.

1. Read Authentic Assessment for attributes, examples such as oral reports and portfolios, and what does not count as authentic.
2. Compare approaches in Traditional Assessments vs. Authentic Assessments, which lists similarities and differences.
3. Look at Authentic Assessment & Emergent Bilinguals if you work with language learners.

Testing yourself

Once a map feels familiar, try the Chapter 5 Quiz. It asks you to define assessment and evaluation and to match types of assessment to when they happen. The Feedback statements quiz looks at what makes feedback formative and useful. Quiz answers that surprise you show which map to reopen.

Other angles

• Formative approaches: Formative Assessment and several maps on assessment for learning.
• Large-scale testing: Standardized Tests and a flowchart on large scale assessments.
• Quality of tests: Vadilty and Reliability and the note on how to make an effective quiz or test.
• Quick vocabulary checks: the flashcards on assessment terminology.

Some resources mention TKT, so teachers preparing for it may find useful material here.

Make it your own

Open a map, take a quiz, and see what sticks. Then write your own notes or flashcards on the ideas you found hardest.