Lesson 20 - Assessment & Feedback
In Unit 20, you will learn about Assessment & feedback. Please work your way through the video and reading before tackling the unit quiz. You may progress once you have completed all parts.
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Review
As with the other free lessons, you’re only seeing one lesson-flow here, but please note how the content has increased in length and complexity to reflect the development of learning by this point in the TEFL course. By this point inthe course, you will have a firm understanding of most of the concepts that will be covered.
Flow 1: Evaluation and Feedback - Writing Assessment Lesson
You're teaching an intermediate class and planning to assess their writing skills through a paragraph writing task about their favorite holiday destination. You need to implement proper evaluation and feedback procedures throughout the lesson. Your students have been practicing descriptive writing and using past tense forms. As you begin the lesson, you realize you need to establish clear assessment criteria and ensure students understand what constitutes successful completion. You want to use a rubric-based approach that focuses on specific sub-skills while providing meaningful feedback. How do you best introduce this writing assessment lesson?
You've successfully introduced the rubric with clear criteria and examples, and students understand the expectations for their writing task. They're now working on their first drafts about holiday destinations. As you monitor their progress, you notice varying levels of ability and different types of errors emerging. Some students are struggling with idea development while others are making grammar mistakes with past tense forms you've taught. You want to provide appropriate feedback during the writing process while maintaining student ownership of their learning. How do you best provide formative feedback during the writing stage?
Your formative feedback approach is working well, with students taking ownership of identifying and improving their own work. They've completed their first drafts and you want to implement peer evaluation as part of the assessment process. You need to structure the peer review session so students can provide meaningful feedback to each other while focusing on specific aspects of the rubric. The peer evaluation should complement your assessment approach and help students develop critical evaluation skills. How do you best organize the peer evaluation stage?
The peer evaluation session was successful with students providing constructive feedback on idea development using your guiding questions. Students are now working on their second drafts, incorporating peer feedback and their own revisions. As they complete these improved versions, you're preparing to provide teacher feedback before the final evaluation. You want to ensure your feedback is fair, honest, and focused on the assignment's learning objectives while avoiding over-correction. How do you best provide teacher feedback on the second drafts?
Your targeted teacher feedback has been well-received, and students are now preparing their final drafts using your suggestions. They understand which areas to focus on for improvement and feel supported rather than overwhelmed by correction. As students complete their final versions, you're ready to conduct the formal evaluation using your established rubric. You want to ensure the assessment is objective, fair, and provides meaningful information about student progress. How do you best conduct the final evaluation of their writing?
You've completed the formal evaluation using your rubric and provided specific feedback linked to each criterion. Students have received their graded work with clear explanations of their strengths and areas for improvement. As you return the assessed writing, you want to help students understand their results and use the feedback for future learning. You also need to reflect on the assessment process to inform your future teaching and evaluation practices. How do you best conclude this evaluation and feedback cycle?
Excellent! You've successfully implemented a comprehensive evaluation and feedback cycle!
Your secret classroom object word is: RUBRIC
You demonstrated excellent understanding of assessment principles, rubric design, formative and summative feedback, peer evaluation, and reflective teaching practices.
Lesson 20 Quiz
