Assessing Learning 101 - Online

Assessment is an essential part of the learning process, and yet it is still a field that teachers know little about,  disempowering them from promoting the necessary assessment reforms in their contexts.

By the end of this introductory course to assessment, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate testing and assessment.
• Identify the different types of tests and explain their purposes
• Define the main cornerstones of testing and assessment
• Explain the difference between these practices and evaluate the circumstances and contexts in which one or the other should be adopted: accountability and classroom assessment, formal and informal assessment, summative and formative assessment, traditional and authentic assessment, holistic and analytic rubrics, instrument-based and competency-based assessment.

Most importantly, we hope that, by way of this "crash course" on assessment literacy, educators will be able to chart a path toward contemporary, evidence-based, and progressive assessment practices.

Tutor? Mônica Freire is a managing partner at Troika. She holds a B.A. in English Language and Literature (UERJ), the RSA DOTE (University of Cambridge) and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from UFRJ, in the area of Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages. She has also taken specialist courses in the areas of Teacher Development, Assessment, and CLIL from the University of Chichester, and Project Management from IBMEC. Mônica has worked in the field of ELT since 1984 as a teacher, teacher trainer, academic coordinator, international examiner, course and material designer, editorial manager at Learning Factory and educational manager with Britannia International English and Cultura Inglesa (Rio de Janeiro). She is a former professor at the English Language Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and president of Braz-Tesol Rio Chapter.

When? May 9, 2023. Fron 8pm to 10pm

How Much?  Non-member - R$ 299,00

Public Sector Teachers - R$ 149,50

Troika Members - Free  (according to the membership rules)

Language? English

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