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EVALUACIÓN EN EL PROCESO DE 

ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS COMO LENGUA 

EXTRANJERA

Prof. Rosynella Cardozo R.

Prof. Jonathan Magdalena

Instituto Pedagógico de CaracasDepartamento de Idiomas Modernos

Cátedra de Lingüística

- Código IIU115 -

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CONTENT

1. Review of main conceptsa. Generations in evaluationb. Evaluation and assessment

2. Test Characteristics

3. Principles of test design – test formats

4. Communicative testing

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5. Test analysis and design

6. Informal assessment

7. Self assessment

8. Evaluation

CONTENT

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1 A. GENERATIONS IN EVALUATION

1st Generation:   evaluators measure participants 

2nd Generation:  evaluators describe participants 

3rd Generation:  evaluators judge participants 

4th Generation:  evaluators negotiate with participantsGuba, E. and Lincoln, Y. (1989). Fourth Generation Evaluation. Newbury Park: Sage Publications Inc.

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EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT

Assessment

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1 EVALUATIONEvaluation  is  a  natural  activity  which  consists  of  making  value judgments  constantly.  However,  evaluation  itself  is  not  usually carried out in a principled and systematic way.

  The  implications of evaluating  in an educational context are more powerful  than  those  related  to  the  social  setting.  As  a  result,  it becomes crucial that careful thought is given to make explicit what is being evaluated and the criteria by which it is being judged. 

Therefore, Evaluation (in the pedagogical context) refers to the act of  making  value  judgments  in  a  systematic  way,  using  a principled, welldefined criteria  to determine  the product of education.

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TYPES OF EVALUATION

Congruent Formative Summative

•Before the process begins.

•To predict results.

•Throughout the whole process.

•To reinforce or improve it.

•At the end of (a stage of) the process.

•To quantify it through the use of grades.

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IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATION To diagnose the needs of participants. To determine how effective a process is (so as to improve it). To orient or reorient a process.  To obtain feedback about classroom practiced and progress. To  confirm  the  validity  of  all  features  in  the  education 

context.  To determine and monitor students’ weaknesses or strengths.  To determine the program’s appropriateness.  To  check  on  the  strategies  and  the  students’  response  to 

them. To take decisions.

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PURPOSES OF EVALUATION Accountability: Summative. Determines whether there has been value for money; 

whether something has been effective or not. It informs to decide is to continue  or to  be  drastically  removed.  How?  Analysis  of  statistical  data.  Who?  Policy  makers and resource providers. 

Curriculum  Development:  Formative.  Involves  information  to  be  used  as  the basis of future planning and action. Improvement and renewal of curriculum. How? Responses  to  questionnaires,  interviews,  diaries.  Who?  Teachers  and  curriculum developers.

Teacher  selfdevelopment:  Formative.  To  raise  consciousness  on  teachers  and other  practitioners  about  what  actually  happens  in  the  classroom.  How?  Selfassessment, awarenessraising activities. Who? Teachers.

Student’s  outcome:  Formative.  To  check  on  students’  behavior  (nonlinguistic factors)  and  performance  (linguistic  factors).  How?  Self  and  peerassessment  and informal assessment. Who? Students.

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ASSESSMENTAssessment  refers  to  the  collection  of  data  to  describe  or better understand an issue. In general, it appears the term assessment  if  more  often  used  when  in  relation  to educational  programs.  For  example,  assessment  is  the "systematic collection, review and use of information about education  programs  undertaken  for  the  purpose  of improving  learning  and  development"  (Student  Outcome Learning  Assessment,  2004).  In  conclusion,  assessment refers  to  the  measurement  of  performance  to determine  if  the  ends  of  teaching  have  been achieved,  whereas  evaluation  refers  to  the  judgments based on that information. 

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TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

Formal Assessment(TESTING)

Informal Assessment

Self - PeerAssessment

•Tests:

•Exams

•Quizzes

•Workshops

•Projects

•Presentations

•Homework

•Etc.

•Questionnaires

•Diaries

•Surveys

•Descriptions

•Etc.

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WHO  SHOULD  USE  ASSESSMENT  AND EVALUATION?

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Job Description Examples of why they need Assessment, Research and Evaluation

Policy Makers set standards, focus on goals, monitor the quality of education, formulate policies, direct resources including personnel and money, and determine effects of tests

Administration are school/departments meeting the goals of the University, appropriateness of curriculums and course, identify program strengths and weaknesses, designate program priorities, assess alternatives, plan and improve programs

Teachers refine curriculum, perform individual diagnosis and prescription, monitor student progress, how much knowledge students are retaining from current teaching methods, provide feedback to students

Researchers is research meeting the goal of the proposal (especially if funding is reliant on grant money that requires progress reports), how to improve the program, find unexpected outcomes

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2. TEST CHARACTERISTICS.- Validity

A test is valid “if it measures accurately what it is intended to measure” (Hughes, A., 1989).

.- Reliability

A test is reliable if it measures consistently. Results must be stable.

.- Practicality

Aspects affecting time, money, effort, resources

.- Washback

Influence of tests on teaching and learning

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3. PRINCIPLES OF TEST DESIGN – TESTS FORMATS

 Guidelines for item design

 Formats

 Sample items

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4. COMMUNICATIVE TESTING

Relevance

Contextualization

Meaningfulness

Authenticity

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Analysis of authentic tests from different contexts prior to test/item design

5. TEST ANALYSIS AND DESIGN


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