With so little left, the assessment section in DELTA assignment may seem to be an easy part and a minor detail. Don’t be tempted to think so as there is a trap. Testing and assessment is, actually, a huge field. It includes broad theory, lots of ways of applying that theory and many many more… Read More Assessment in DELTA M3 assignment
Recently I’ve been working hard to really understand the topic of assessment. I was going through the types of validity, wondered about the impact, tried to make connections to the tests at my work and did my best to figure out what the test really measures and if it is enough. I was also reading about… Read More How good is good enough?
FToday I have finished reading a great book “Genre, Text, Grammar: Technologies for Teaching and Assessing Writing” written by Megan Watkins and Peter Knapp (2005). It suggests a very elegant way of teaching and assessing any kinds of texts from the genre position. As each genre has its specific features of texts, it can be a good… Read More How to assess writing (if all other systems seem to fail)
Due to my current studies, I dig deeper into certain areas of teaching, namely needs analysis, course design and assessment. There are lots of materials on all of them but “a good book is hard to find” as you all know. Today I’d like to share the best lines from the book by Martin Fautley… Read More Assessment for Learning and Teaching in Secondary Schools (Review + Quotations)
