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• Course 3: Classroom Assessment Toolkit
  
  

  Course 3: Classroom Assessment Toolkit

  In this course, you will learn more about assessment in your classroom and how to use the Classroom Assessment Toolkit.
  

  Please note, forum discussions for this Moodle course are not moderated. However, participants are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas as well as respond to and engage with the posts from other participants.

  

  Click on the image above to access the full Classroom Assessment Toolkit.
  

  • News forum (forums are not moderated)
• Module 3.1: Assessment for Learning
  
  

  Module 3.1: Assessment for Learning

  In this module you will learn more about assessment in the classroom.
  

  • I. Deepen your understanding of Assessment for Learning / Formative Assessment

  • Watch this Dylan Wiliam video on Formative Assessment URL
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    Read the Introductory Section of the Classroom Assessment Toolkit (pp.i-xv)
    
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    Reflect on your understanding of Assessment for Learning/Formative Assessment taking into account what you have learned from this section of the module.
  • Forum 3.1.1 - Reflect on Assessment for Learning (forums are not moderated)
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    II. Design Assessment Tasks for Your Classroom

  • When designing assessment tasks for our students, it is important that the conditions and limitations of the task are appropriate for the level we are teaching. The "Features of Communication” for each level and each skill in the CLB document give specific guidelines for creating level-appropriate tasks. Take some time to review the pages on "Features of Communication” across Stages I and II.
    

  • Features of Communication by Stage and Skill Folder
  • Quiz 3.1.1 - Match the task to the correct skill and competency area.
  • Choose a sample task from one of the competency areas for your level from the CLB document. Identify the "Features of Communication" you would use to ensure that the task is appropriate for your level.
    Post the CLB level, the sample task, and the applicable features to the forum.
    
  • Forum 3.1.2 - Features of Communication and Sample Tasks (forums are not moderated)
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    III. Create Assessment Tools for Your Assessment Tasks
    

  • Watch this 54 minute webinar on Tools for Teaching and Assessment in the ESL Classroom. It is presented by Ryan Drew for EnglishOnline.
    

  • Watch this webinar on Designing Assessment Tools on English Online URL
  • Quiz 3.1.2 - What did you learn from the webinar?
  • Follow the steps presented in the webinar to create a comments chart for the task you posted in the previous forum. Attach a completed version of your tool, and post your reflections on the process.

  • Forum 3.1.3 - Create your own comments chart (forums are not moderated)
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    IV. Incorporate Assessment Information into Your Planning
    

  • Watch this video of an assessment task in action. Observe students' performance of the task. What did you learn about the students? How would you use this information to inform future planning for this class?
    

  • How would you use what you observed from the video in planning for your classes? Post your thoughts to the forum below.
    

  • Forum 3.1.4 - Discuss assessment in action in your class (forums are not moderated)
• Module 3.2: Learner Self-Assessment
  
  

  Module 3.2: Learner Self-Assessment

  In this module you will learn more about Learner Self-Assessment.
  

  • I. A Closer Look at Learner Self-Assessment

  • Watch this Dylan Wiliam video on Self and peer assessment: URL
  • Read the section on Learner Self-Assessment from the Introduction to Classroom Assessment Toolkit (pp. ix - xv)
    
  • Watch the presentation "Introduction to Learner Self-Assessment".

    
    

    
    

  • Think about what you knew before and what you learned from watching the video and reading the introduction. What new things did you learn?
  • Forum 3.2.1 - What did you learn about learner self-assessment? (forums are not moderated)
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    II. Reflecting on Learner Self-Assessment in Action
    

  • Watch this video of an assessment task in action

    
    

  • What did you observe from the video? What did you think of the instructor's comments? Post some of your own thoughts about self-assessment to the forum.

  • Forum 3.2.2 - reflecting on learner self-assessment (forums are not moderated)
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    III. Ideas for Self-Assessment Tools
    

  • Take a look at these self-assessment strategies.
    

  • Self-Assessment Strategies File
  • In the forum below, share tools that you have used or brainstorm ideas for self-assessment.

  • Forum 3.2.3 - Share Self-Assessment Tool Ideas (forums are not moderated)
• Module 3.3 - Using the Classroom Assessment Toolkit
  
  

  Module 3.3 - Using the Classroom Assessment Toolkit

  In this module you will learn how to use the Classroom Assessment Toolkit.
  

  • I. Become Familiar with Different Types of Tools

  • Review the chart of tool definitions and the tool templates.
    
  • Classroom Assessment Toolkit - Chart of Tools File
  • Look at the tools in the chart. Discuss what tools may or may not work for certain types of tasks in the forum below.
    
  • Forum 3.3.1 - Discuss the pros and cons of different assessment tools (forums are not moderated)
  • Quiz 3.3.1 - Match the best tools for the task
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    II. Calibrating Existing Tools for Your Specific Task
    

  • Watch this presentation on adapting tools for tasks of different levels.
    

  • Quiz 3.3.2 - Things to keep in mind when adapting/calibrating tools
  • Adapt the following tool for the task given. Use the concepts you have learned and make sure the tool is task and level appropriate. Post your tool to the forum.

  • Forum 3.3.2 - Make your own tool (forums are not moderated)
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  IV. Incorporate Assessment Information into Your Planning
  
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