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INFORMAL ASSESMENT

Informal assessments are those assessments that result from teachers' spontaneous day-to-day observations of how students behave and perform in class.

• Spontaneous• Day-to-day• Observation• Perform in class

The Characteristics of Informal AssessmentUnplannedNo strict rules for administrationNo strict rules for interpretationReliance on teacher judgmentSubject to modification during testing

Examples of Informal Assessment

Minute Essays

Peer Teaching

Question Time

5 Minute Quiz

Strenght of Informal Assessment

• Without a lot of planning• less stressful for the students• receive immediate data and then plan accordingly• give the most accurate measure of a student's true ability.

Weakness of Informal Assessment

• any hidden prejudices• Students are not giving their 100 % motivation

FORMAL ASSESSMENT

Formal assessments are preplanned, systematic attempts to judge by the teacher to ascertain what students have learned.

• Preplanned• Systematic• To judge what students have learn

The Characteristics of Formal Assessments

• Formal assessments are data driven.• Formal assessments usually produce a written document, such as a

paper or test• Formal assessments usually receive a numerical score or grade.• Formal assessments often contribute to a student’s final grade for a

unit or course of study.

Examples of Formal Assessments

Multiple-choice exam

Short-answer or problem-solving exam

Lab report

……Research paper

Performance assessment

Comprehensive portfolios

Strenght of Formal Assessments

• Concrete and Measurable Evidence of Learning• Formal Assessment Helps to Sort Students

Weakness of Formal Assessments

• Formal Assessment May Be Stressful• Flawed Test Construction