Integrating Teaching and Assessment in EFL in Korea

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Integrating Teaching and Assessment in EFL in
Korea

• A Practical guide

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Start With a Cartoon
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The Teachers Juggling Act

• Teachers have many jobs
• Syllabus (making sure it gets covered)
• Administration
• Classroom management
• School management
• Textbooks (choosing and using)
• Teaching !!!
• Assessment
• Classroom-based assessment
• School-based assessment
• Professional development

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How can we make assessment more meaningful and
effective?

• The ultimate goal of assessment is to improve
  learning.
• Classroom-Based Assessment (CBA) is a sound,
  meaningful method of evaluating and improving the
  learning that occurs in our classrooms.
• We can use CBA throughout the school year, in the
  classroom (continuous assessment).
• With CBA, we can improve learning, by carrying
  out ongoing, student-centered, non-threatening,
  formative assessment.
• This helps teachers to discover what has been
  learned, and to identify areas which need further
  attention.
• CBA can be used for performance assessment.

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How can teachers use CBA? (1)

• (Handout, page 1)
• Groupwork
• Collaboration
• Intrinsic learning
• Project-based learning
• Absolute assessment

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How can teachers use CBA? (2)

• (Handout, page 2)
• Learning Environment Needs Analyses
• Teaching Method Analysis
• Student-centred Needs Analyses
• Self- and Peer-Assessment
• Portfolios
• Learner Journals or Dairies.
• Performance Assessment.

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Classroom Needs Analyses

• The learning environment greatly affects
  learning.
• Even before we start to think about assessing the
  students, we can look at the learning
  environment
• Is it user-friendly (comfortable, easy-to-study)?
• Does it promote cooperation or competition?
• Is it stressful or peaceful?
• Does it motivate students to learn?
• Does it promote students self-esteem?
• Does it promote the love of learning?
• What are the teachers needs?
• What are the students needs?

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Ch 5 Teacher-Reflection.

• Checklists
• Teacher-Journals
• Observation (colleague)
• Observation (video)
• Classroom environment
• Student perceptions and attitude change

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Time for Another Cartoon
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Thank you for your time!

• Sample assessment sheets can be downloaded
  from http//www.finchpark.com/courses/sheets.
  htm
• Andrew Finch can be contacted at aef _at_
  knu.ac.kr
• The book Integrating Teaching and Assessment
  can be bought from http//www.kyobobook.co.kr