作者：John Jairo Caro 6 年以前
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EVALUATION
Depends on the characteristics of the individual teaching situation
Concerned with people’s perception of value
Final report to make decisions
Take into account students’ needs as learners and users.
When should evaluation take place?
After the course
At the end of the course
At irregular intervals of the course
In the first week of the course
Who should be involved in the evaluation?
Former students
Course sponsors
Learners
The ESP teachers
The ESP teaching institution
How can ESP courses be evaluated?
Informal means
Interviews
Discussions
Questionnaires
Test results
What should be evaluated?
Ability to use the information gathered
Ability to collect the information
Everything of significance
Proficiency tests
Give a reliable indication if a candidate is able to carry out the tasks required
There is no pass/fail distinction but degrees of proficiency in the task
Assess whether or not Ss can cope with learning demands
Look to the future situation of language use without any reference to the previous teaching process
Placement tests
Show potential for learning to be worked in the ESP course
Developed at the beginning of a course
Assess general ability rather than specific points of learning
Used to place Ss in the right level according to their needs
Achievements tests
Reflect the nature and content of the course
It is internal to the course
Developed at any time of the course
Accumulate evidence of study in order to see whether and where the progress has been reached in terms of learning goals
There are four main aspects to be considered
COURSE EVALUATION
Helps to assess if the course is meeting the aims
Helps to assess if the courses objectives are being followed based on the previous design
There are three basic types of assessment to determine the areas of weaknesses of learners.
LEARNER ASSESSMENT
The results of this type of evaluation enable Ts and Ss to decide whether and how much tuition is required.
It is concerned with the ability to perform particular communicative tasks.
Two levels of evaluation which provide feedback on the ESP course
EVALUATION
Evaluation of the learners reflects students’ performance and effectiveness of the course.
Evaluation deals with two specific functions: assessment and feedback.
Evaluation of the learners indicates the existence of a fault somewhere.
The main purpose of evaluation is to determine the quality of a program by formulating a judgment.
It is a systematic process of gathering information for purposes of making decisions.
