EFFECTIVE USE OF ASSESSMENT IN TEACHING

EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK

Has my judgment on the effective use of assessment in classroom's teaching been positive? Boldly sef! Thus my note-taking: 

STEPS FOR EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK 

During the application of Formative Language Assessment, besides the teaching and learning activities and appropriating of questioning, a number of steps are required at ensuring effective feedback. These are as highlighted below: 

 1- Task-centeredness (avoiding making it learner's capabilities' directed); 

2- Positivity (i.e aimed at bringing out the best from the learners and not for witch-hunting!); 

3- Moderate feedback (provision of necessary/needed guidelines for learners to scale through a given task); 

4- Progressive feedback (that which would be useful in moving up the ladder); 

5- Timely feedback (that's provided when it's required); 

6- Contemplative feedback (which is to give learners the room to contemplate, understand and think out the rightness and wrongness of given tasks); 

7- Checking/Improvement feedback (hints on the confirmation or reality on learning; has learning taken place or not?).

And the conclusion is that besides the foregoing, peer-assessment should also be incorporated into the learning process as its effectiveness has repeatedly been confirmed!