Approaches to Assessment
CONTENTS
This module is divided into the following sections:
13.1 General issues in assessment
13.1.1 What do we mean by assessment?
13.1.2 Why do we assess?
13.1.3 Learning outcomes
13.1.4 Key features of assessment13.1.4.1 Validity
13.1.4.2 Reliability
13.1.4.3 Transparency
13.1.4.4 Practicality
13.1.4.5 Washback on teaching
13.1.5 Formative and summative assessment
13.1.6 What do we do with our marks?
13.1.6.1 Norm-referencing
13.1.6.2 Criterion-referencing
13.1.6.3 A mixed system?
13.1.7 Reducing the marking burden
13.1.8 Accredited courses
13.1.9 Tackling plagiarism
13.2.1 Exams and continuous assessment
13.2.2 Open-book exams
13.2.3 Setting exams
13.2.4 Moderating exam papers
13.2.5 Marking exams
13.2.6 Double marking
13.3 Alternative forms of assessment
13.3.1 Self-assessment
13.3.2 Peer assessment
13.3.3 Group assessment
13.3.4 Computer-aided assessment
13.4 Understanding language errors
13.4.1 Cause for despair?
13.4.2 Errors and second language acquisition
13.4.3 Why do students make mistakes?
13.4.4 Responding to errors
13.5 Feedback and error correction
13.5.1 Providing feedback
13.5.2 Correcting errors in written work
13.5.3 Correcting spoken errors
13.5.4 Self-correction
Appendix 1 Sample feedback sheet (written work)
Appendix 2 (a) Criteria for assessing long essay
Appendix 2 (b) Criteria for assessing student video presentations
Appendix 3 (a) Open University criteria for speaking tasks
Appendix 3 (b) Open University criteria for written work
Appendix 4 Error classification sheet for German
13.10 Recommended further reading
Printable versions of the entire module are available in the following formats:
- Word 97 version (click here)
- RTF version (click here)
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