1. Assessment in Language Teaching
Ekrem SOLAK
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Amasya University,TURKEY

2. Basic Concepts
ASSESSMENT
TESTING
VALIDITY
RELIABILITY

3. Kinds of test Proficiency Test Achievement Test Placement Test
Language Aptitute Test

4. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) are ?
YDS
Some other tests like no timing (speed and correctness)

5. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODS
PORTFOLIOS A portfolio is a purposeful collection of students’ work and a continuous record of learners’ language development that demonstrates their efforts, progress, and achievements in given areas (Genessa & Upshur, 1996, p. 99).

6. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODS
LEARNING LOGS
This week I studied…
This week I learnt …
My difficulties are …
I would like to know …
I would like help with …

7. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODS
PROJECTS
The projects should be based on real-life situations, should promote problem-solving, critical thinking, discovery and inquiry learning. It is imperative project topics should be classroom-based.

8. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODS
PRESENTATIONS
Asking students to do presentations is another form of alternative assessment. If based on students’ needs, interests and real-life, presentations will be a motivating and engaging task for students.

9. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODS
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions could take the form of audio-visual displays such as posters, bulletin boards, newsletters, school magazines, essays, poems, (picture) stories, and web publishing.
Exhibitions are useful means of promoting student work in an environment open to public, and could be organized by students individually or in groups.

10. OBSERVATIONS

11. INTERVIEWS
In this kind of alternative assessment students are asked to interview an English speaking person, and report the outcome in a video format, an oral presentation format or in written format.

12. PEER-ASSESSMENT
Peer-assessment is “assessment of a student’s work, products, or learning processes by classmates” (O’Malley and Perce, 1996, p. 239)

13. JOURNALS
Journals are used interchangeably with “diary journals” and “dialogue journals”.
A journal is a “log of one’s thoughts, feelings, reactions, assessments, ideas, or progress towards goals, usually with little attention to structure, form, or correctness” (Brown, 2004, p. 260).

14. Kinds of test/Multiple Choice
GIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS IN ALL KINDS! (30% UNDERSTOOD)
Amasya needs more investment, which is expected to bring higher …………….
employment B) paperwork C) competitive D) inflation E) maintenance
All of the distractors should be given in the same form

15. Kinds of test/Multiple Choice
One can ……………. his/her social media account to share photos and add comments.
log in B) give in C) sign in D) take in E) call in
Both of the options A and C are correct.

16. Kinds of test/Multiple Choice
One can ……………. his/her social media account to share photos and add comments.
log in B) give in C) sign in D) take in E) call in
Both of the options A and C are correct.

17. Kinds of test/Multiple Choice
2017 Deaflympics ……………... in Samsun attracted thousands of people from all around the world to the city.
which was held B) that was kept C) which organized
D) that was controlled E) which was postponed
Item writers should not forget the ‘one thing at a time’ principle. The above item tests both grammar and vocabulary knowledge.

18. His childhood which was full of traumas has had ………………
His childhood which was full of traumas has had ……………….. on his whole life.
non-erasable effects B) additional effects C) secondary effects D) unexpected effects E) impressive effects
There is no need to repeat a common part in all the options. Instead, it should be covered in the stem.

19. Kinds of test/Multiple Choice
Distractors should be in the equal lenght.

20. Kinds of test Yes/No and True/False Items Short-answer Items
Gap Filling Items / cloze tests
Matching
Word Order & Sequencing

21. Kinds of test Paraphrasing & Restating Translation
Paragraph or essay writing