Masha Andrievich "Assessment for learning with YL"

When teachers hear «assessment», we usually think «tests» or «exams». However, a large (if not major) part of assessment is already embedded into our daily practice and in this talk Masha will offer a few ways in which teachers can structure their ongoing assessment to gain a deeper and broader understanding of learning in their classrooms. The other part of this session is devoted to teaching self-assessment skills to young learners, and the speaker will provide examples from their own practice alongside with resources and schemes that participants could take to their learners.

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1. T R E N D Y E N G L I S H , M O S C O W 2 0 1 7 M A S H A A N D R I E V I C H / Н О В А Я Ш К О Л А
2. "This is a general term which includes all methods used to gather information about children’s knowledge, ability, understanding, attitudes, and motivation. Assessment can be carried out through a number of instruments (for example, tests, self-assessment), and can be formal or informal" Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou and Pavlos Pavlou, "Assessing Young Learners"
3. we tend to associate assessment with testing and giving grades even when it comes to Young Learners
4. assessment can be much more than just testing and become an efficent tool to be used both by a teacher and their learners