10 portfolio assessment advantages in second language learning and ESL classes, including critical thinking and learner autonomy Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Video of portfolio assessment advantages Watch this video on YouTube Abstract These days, EFL/ESL learning and/or teaching have become so mechanical. Language learners do lack adequate autonomy, consciousness, and critical thinking. On…
Authentic assessment for English language learners written and narrated by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl on how to assess student’s competency and proficiency in second language learning Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Video of authentic assessment for English learners Watch this video on YouTube Abstract On account of an overemphasis placed upon traditional assessment…
Tyler’s Ends-Means Model in curriculum design and development written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl with a video tutorial narrated by the author. Author: Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl Watch this video on Tyler’s Ends-Means Model Watch this video on YouTube Tyler’s Ends-Means Model Ends-means model has been widely adopted in language teaching from the…
In this article, we’re going to cast light on portfolio assessment in education, especially in the field of second language acquisition. As its name indicates, portfolio assessment is a particular type of assessment that promotes learner autonomy and awareness by bringing the archived collection of the assigned materials and completed tasks to the foreground of…
Estimate Estimate (noun & verb) /ˈes.tɪ.mət/ noun: a rough guess or calculation – wild guess – estimation – approximation – educated guess, evaluation, assessment, appraisal A rough estimate of 15 to 25 students are expected to register for the English course. Noun: estimation Noun: estimator Adjective: estimative
English Presentation Performance Evaluation English Presentation Performance Evaluation Watch this video on YouTube LELB Society’s Lecturer: Sasan Handout Provided by the Lecturer When specifically is the importance of evaluation taken into account? Enumerate the 3 main classifications of evaluation presented by the lecturer. What is a benchmark? Which type of evaluation is your favorite one?…
Classroom Assessment Classroom Assessment According to Brookhart, in classroom assessment, assessment and learning are integrated within the classroom. She sees this in terms of Vygotsky’s (1978) notion of the zone of proximal development, or that space between what the individual can accomplish independently and what he/she can do with assistance. Personal knowledge of the learner…
Evidence-Centered Design Evidence-centered Design was developed by Mislevy. It is important that we see the tasks or items that we design for tests as part of a larger picture, and one approach to doing this in a systematic way is ECD, a methodology for test design and construction developed at Educational Testing Service (ETS). ECD is…
Validity Validity The two scholars who proposed the concept of validity were Cronbach and Meehl (1950s). Messick changed the way in which we understand validity. He described validity as: An integrated evaluative judgement of the degree to which empirical evidence and theoretical rationales support the adequacy and appropriateness of inferences and actions based on test…
Reliability Reliability The key feature of this important trait requires the standardization of administration and tasks as well as scoring. Reliability is the consistency of test scores across facets of the test. Independent items or tasks in a single test should correlate with each other and the test-total score. That is, there is an assumption…