NEXT DICHOTOMIES

Informal assessment.

“Usually refers to classroom assessment carried out during the course of the teaching and learning process”

It must be in the learning process or during the classes, this evaluation can be achieved through the tasks, conversations or discussions, observations in group works, discrete questions, and grammar test.

Formal Assessment

This assessment is previously planned, here is issued formal structured test, and can be at the end of the course.

Classroom assessment

The assessment prepared in classroom based in learning outcomes, this is excellent because it help identify the student’s needs furthermore the teacher monitor the student performance.

External Assessment

It is prepared outside the classroom and administered by school (in order to evaluate the quality of the school or programme).

Pedagogic purposes

In this assessment the teacher write specific objectives about the lessons, activities and structures, the student can focused in a precise purpose.

Administrative purposes

This assessment give information about the development of the educative community and recognize if the teacher centered the curriculum in the student’s needs.

Content Standards

The research about the levels that students can or need to accomplish and what students need to know also what they are be able to do.

Performance Standards

Describing how much or at what level students need to perform to demonstrate achievement of the content standard.