LESSON 13:TYPES OF ASSESSMENT The general learning objective: To understand the basic notions of the qualities or criteria of an assessment Key words: assessment, diagnostic, feedback, learning opportunities Self-evaluation, motivation, self and peer assessment, promoting self-evaluation, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment Warming up Activity What does your name mean? Using a dictionary, google or any other resource, students find and write down an appropriate adjective that begins with each letter of their first name. For example: Flirtatious, Relaxed, Extrovert, Desirable Lead – in Activity 1) What is an assessment? 2) What is evaluation? 3) So, what’s the difference? What is assessment? Assessment is the process of gathering data. More specifically, assessment is the ways instructors gather data about their teaching and their students’ learning (Hanna & Dettmer, 2004). The data provide a picture of a range of activities using different forms of assessment such as: pre-tests, observations, and examinations. Once these data are gathered, you can then evaluate the student’s performance. Evaluation, therefore, draws on one’s judgment to determine the overall value of an outcome based on the assessment data. It is in the decision-making process then, where we design ways to improve the recognized weaknesses, gaps, or deficiencies. The figure below represents the systematic process of assessment, evaluation, and decision