Testing: concept map

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In this new entry, you will be able to see a concept map based on the systematic assessment procedure: testing. Testing as an assessment tool can have different purposes, so there will be different types of tests. In the bottom of the map, you will see the kind of tests that we are able to develop according to their purpose and scoring manner. In the top left, the map will display their components. In the right part, you will see the cornerstones that are part of the design of a test.

For the development of this concept map, I noticed that each element was so important in order to understand the whole issue. Testing has more implications than I used to think. In someway, some kinds of test are very related, even two or more types of tests can be applied at the same time. However, it would be very helpful to apply any kind of these tests in our future lessons, in order to become more familiar and get confident with their use.

Formative assessment tools video

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In the following video, I am going to talk about some features of the formative assessment tools. Formative assessment tools can be applied in courses as timely feedback, because these aim to assess the progress of the student performance. Concept maps, rubrics and portfolios are some types of assessment tools. Concept maps are going to be useful to evaluate knowledge comprehension. Rubrics are going to be useful in terms of establishing requirements and quality grades. Finally, portfolios are the collection which provide information about progress and growth.

During the making of this video, I noticed that I had a great amount of pauses and some misunderstandings. However. I tried to give a wide reflection than my previous video.

Summative and formative assessment concept map

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Today I am going to explain the concepts of summative and formative assessment using a concept map. This concept map is based on the Sandra Myers essay. These types of assessments are going to be useful to understand and apply, because these are going to be part of the planning, and mainly, of the possible future educational programs where we are going to perform our lessons.

First of all, formative assessment refers to timely feedback, it means that we are going to provide feedback step by step without giving a grade. The results have to do with the encouragement of students performance, the development of confidence and disposition.

On another hand, summative assessment refers to the process where we are going to assess during a specific time, ending with grading.

I must say that all depends on the students' needs, because only knowing their performance, we will be able to take decisions. Both assessment types are useful, but it will better to take account the features from each one, because as the essay says, they are codependent.

Finally, this time I tried to develop a more organized map than the last one. I have used some terms from the reading, but at the same time I tried to use my own words.