Making an assessment plan

When preparing your assessment plan you should bear in mind the following.

• Your assessment should be made up of four basic testing areas: - continuous assessment of classwork and any homework - oral tests - written tests - general attitude and effort.
• You should always take into account individual abilities. If you only use written tests, it is difficult to take into account the different abilities in your class. One of the advantages of using a mixed assessment atrategy is that you can encourage the students who have difficulties in English by rewarding good general work done in the classroom.
• Assessment should be often and in small quantities. Don't forget the age of your students: they learn quickly but they also forget quickly! It is a good idea to test again and again throughout the year. Give small mini-tests on specific language areas as you finish teaching them.