EVALUATION PRINCIPLES OF EVALUATION - JOSE RODOLFO SALGADO

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• EVALUATION MAIN PRINCIPLES

• IMPORTANCE AND KEY ACTORS

• WH - KEY ISSUES

• INFLUENTIAL FACTORS

•             HOW?                Differente strategies and techniques should be applied. Some examples are: porfolios, quizes - tests, role plays, rubrics...etc.

•                        WHEN ?                         Evaluation must take place before, during and after. It is not just a final part of the learning process. Also, it needs to be flexible, permanent and continuous.

•           WHAT?            Teachers should evaluate four aspects: knowledge-understanding, process-practice  applicability-use, and students´motivation.

• The third actor is the educational community that includes parents, administrators and government who must work together in order to support students to achieve their achievements.

• The first actor and who has a huge responsability is the teacher. He/she is the one who plan, do and assess teaching/learning processes. He/she must be commited and vreative all the time.

• As it has been said by many people, evaluation is a key and really important part for successful and it must be applied to any process: students assessment, curriculum review, class improvement ... etc. 

• Linguistic factors can affect student assessment for teachers need to consider the variation, level and understanding of each student related to the target language.

• Educational factors must be taken into account too because these will condition the evaluation. These are the resources, the methods and strategies used and the purpose of learning.

• Socio-cultural factors are also needed as these provide a context where the evaluation will be carried out and it will require modifications and adaptations to seek effectiveness.

• Considering the factors and actors involved in the evaluation process, it will be more assertive.

• If teachers recognize the importance of evaluating, it will be easier to define what, how and when evaluate.

• Factors must be taking into account in order to adjust and plan how evaluate students.

• The second is the student and is the one should be aware of his/her own learning process.

• JOSE RODOLFO SALGADO CASTRO