1. B.A. (English Language) UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
Second Semester 2011/2012
BBI 3211
(English for Specific Purposes)

2. UNIT 7 (Assessment and Evaluation in ESP)
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Faiz Abdullah

3. UNIT 7: EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT IN ESP
Sub-topics
Assessment vs. Evaluation
The Design of Evaluations
Guidelines on Evaluation
Evaluation Methods: Data Gathering
Evaluation of Process and Product
Programme-Fair Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
The Evaluation of Projects
The Realities of Evaluation
Evaluation in ESP
Testing in ESP

4. Main differences between assessment and evaluation
Assessment = measuring or judging the progress, achievement, or proficiency of students
The focus is on student learning, the outcomes of instruction
Evaluation
Evaluation is a broader concept than assessment – value-adding process
Assessment may be one part of an evaluation. But evaluation may focus on many other aspects of a course apart from student learning; e.g. quality of the teaching or the materials, the appropriateness of the objectives, the classroom climate and so on.

5. Evaluation
“The process of determining to what extent the objectives are actually being realised.”
“Evaluation is the systematic collection and analysis of all relevant information necessary to promote the improvement of a curriculum and assess its effectiveness and efficiency, as well as the participants attitudes within the context of the particular institutions involved

6. A practical perspective on evaluation
Collecting educational information about:
the achievement of learners
the teachers
the materials
the teaching methodology
the syllabus, etc.

7. Design of Evaluations
Why evaluate?
Who evaluates?
For whom

8. Formative evaluation vs. summative evaluation
Gathers information about an ongoing program
Periodic – aims to check on progress and suggest improvements to program. Focus on improvement
Usually internal agents of evaluation
Summative
Appraisal of a completed program
Overall – asks if objectives have been met
Serves accountability. Informs decisions on renewal or abandonment of the program
Usually external evaluator

9. Evaluation Methods: Data-Gathering
questionnaires
interviews
classroom observation
study of documents
tests
ratings

10. Testing Purpose and Test Types
Achievement test.
Proficiency Test
Placement test
Diagnostic test
Progress test.

11. The Interpretation of Test Scores
Norm-Referenced testing
Criterion-referenced testing
Scoring Tests
Objective scoring.
Subjective scoring

12. Test Validation
Reliability issues
Validity issues
Test Methods
Direct tests
Indirect tests
Performance tests
Competence tests

13. Thank you for listening…
Best of luck with your studies!
PM Dr. Faiz Abdullah
H/Phone:
FBMK Room No. 212
(2nd Floor, Language Studies Block, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication UPM)