a John Jairo Caro 5 éve
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EVALUATION
In educational settings, various assessment methods are utilized to gauge the effectiveness of courses and measure student progress. Achievements tests are designed to reflect the course content and gauge whether learning goals are being met.
Megnyitás
Depends on the characteristics of the individual teaching situation Concerned with people’s perception of value Final report to make decisions Take into account students’ needs as learners and users. When should evaluation take place? After the course At the end of the course At irregular intervals of the course In the first week of the course Who should be involved in the evaluation? Former students Course sponsors Learners The ESP teachers The ESP teaching institution How can ESP courses be evaluated? Informal means Interviews Discussions Questionnaires Test results What should be evaluated? Ability to use the information gathered Ability to collect the information Everything of significance Proficiency tests Give a reliable indication if a candidate is able to carry out the tasks required There is no pass/fail distinction but degrees of proficiency in the task Assess whether or not Ss can cope with learning demands Look to the future situation of language use without any reference to the previous teaching process Placement tests Show potential for learning to be worked in the ESP course Developed at the beginning of a course Assess general ability rather than specific points of learning Used to place Ss in the right level according to their needs Achievements tests Reflect the nature and content of the course It is internal to the course Developed at any time of the course Accumulate evidence of study in order to see whether and where the progress has been reached in terms of learning goals There are four main aspects to be considered COURSE EVALUATION Helps to assess if the course is meeting the aims Helps to assess if the courses objectives are being followed based on the previous design There are three basic types of assessment to determine the areas of weaknesses of learners. LEARNER ASSESSMENT The results of this type of evaluation enable Ts and Ss to decide whether and how much tuition is required. It is concerned with the ability to perform particular communicative tasks. Two levels of evaluation which provide feedback on the ESP course EVALUATION Evaluation of the learners reflects students’ performance and effectiveness of the course. Evaluation deals with two specific functions: assessment and feedback. Evaluation of the learners indicates the existence of a fault somewhere. The main purpose of evaluation is to determine the quality of a program by formulating a judgment. It is a systematic process of gathering information for purposes of making decisions.
