REFLECT ABOUT TESTING AND INFORMAL ASSESSMENT

Can you implement both in your teaching context? How?

I think that it is a good idea to work with both of them. Since the testing is used for many schools to see improvements, I think it is good to see results and have clear the rules, further more when this kind of exams are used in Icfes and international exams I think it is important that students know the techniques so it will be easier for them to solve those questions. And also I think it will be good to implement the alternative assessment as part of the whole because the students can show more of the learning process, they can be more motivate to implement their own ideas to be assess, for instance they can work on a project they like or purpose.


What advantages? Disadvantages do you see in each form of assessment?

TESTING:
What advantages?
They are easy to score.
That you can implement them in different forms like: Multiple choice, matching items, true or false, depending on the thinking level you want to test, for higher level you may use multiple choice or for lower level may be matching items.
The students are getting close to the icfes format and may be other international exams that also use this kind of testing.
Since they are easy to score, teacher will have more time for other activities.

What disadvantages?
The students may found them easy to answer or copy.
The test format doesn’t let you see the four skills or the learning process of the students.

ASSESSMENT
What advantages?
The teacher can implement activities to assess the four skills
It let the teacher to review the whole process.

What disadvantages?
The class may disorganized.
It takes more time to created and development.
Since it is a new way to assess the students and fathers may get confuse