Evaluation and assessment

When conducting (…), the teacher attempts to monitor students' progress and give them continuous feedback, so they can recognise their weaknesses as well as their achievements and development.

• Diagnostic assessment

• Formative assessment

• Summative assessment

• Alternative assessment

(...) tests give a general picture of a student's knowledge and ability rather than measure progress.

• Diagnostic

• Placement

• Achievement

• Proficiency

(...) is information given to the learners about their performance with the objective of improvement.

• Feedback

• Correction

• Evaluation

• Assessment

Deeply ingrained mistakes which students can’t correct themselves and which therefore need explanation.

• Mistakes

• Errors

• Failures

• Attempts

When is it essential to correct errors on the spot?

• When you are chatting with the students before or after the class.

• When the focus is on the comprehension of a text.

• When the focus is on accuracy.

• When you are eliciting from the students.

During which activity should the teacher not interrupt?

• Communicative activities

• Presentation of new language

• Controlled grammar practice

• Structured speaking practice

What is the first stage of error correction?

• Showing incorrectness

• Getting it right

A correction technique for the teacher to repeat back a corrected version of what the student has said is (...).

• Echoing

• Hinting

• Expression

• Reformulation

Which is NOT a characteristic of a good test?

• Validity

• Reliability

• Simplicity

• Practicality

If a test is valid, it (…).

• gives consistent results.

• tests what it is supposed to test.

• is practical regarding financial limitations, time constraints, ease of administration, scoring, and interpretation.

• uses natural and authentic language.