USING ASSESSMENT

A human being that permits nature, society and situations of life, which could be possitive or negative to the modelate a ggod attitude and not an agressive person will able to enjoy the blessing of knwing people from different cultures and nations.

Assessment is an opportunity for growth, because it helps teachers readdress their personal model to achieve the course goals. Moreover, assessment cycle permits teachers to gather personalize information of student’s proficiency.

ASSESSMENT CYCLE

ANALYSIS

Teachers have an ethical responsibility to make analysis of their assessment, because the results will have an impact on student life. Furthermore analysis reflects how reliable a test is. To make an analysis teachers need the following materials:

1.       Computer´s programs.

2.       Calculator

3.       Pencil

4.       Paper

ANALYTICAL TOOLS

TOOLS	PROCEDURE
DISTRIBUTIONS AND FREQUENCY	Write a list of scores of the test from the highest to the lowest in a student column, write amount of students with each score in a column next to the first one.
MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY	Sum total score divide it by the number of scores : average.
PASS RATES	Sort the grades with letters. The grade of each letter divide by total of the students: pass rate.
HISTOGRAMS	A bar chart that represent how well a student done a test.
STANDARD DEVIATION	Give idea of how closely scores are distributed, and the influence of scores.
FOCUSS ON TEST	Recycle good items from a test to be used again.
ITEM DIFFICULTY	Is the proportion of correct responses, it uses to determine the level of each item of the test. Divide correct answer by students attempt to answer scores.

FEEDBACK

This analysis cycle state an interpretation of the assessment. It´s results should provide the right amount of information in usable form. Conference, meetings, large report and presentations are instruments teachers use to share their results.

REFLECTION

This third analytical cycle takes place after assessment is accomplished. This procedure is done boing the following activities:

·         Make notes of things that might forgotten.

·         Keep small notebook or computer folder for notes.

·         Keep track of things that could be change or do differently.