This document discusses using Web 2.0 tools for alternative assessment in English language teaching. It defines alternative assessment as focusing on communication and integrated skills rather than isolated skills. Alternative assessment emphasizes the learning process over products and allows for multiple solutions rather than one-way correctness. The document then provides examples of how several Web 2.0 tools like Fotobabble, Pindax, and Glogster can be used for alternative assessment in listening, reading, speaking, and overall language skills. Students can record opinions, have discussions, create word clouds and comic strips, and make digital posters for reflection.
1. Using the Web 2.0 for Alternative Assessment in ELT Cecilia Lemos - August 2011
2. Defining... What is Assessment? How is it differentfromtesting? What do youunderstandby “AlternativeAssessment”?
3. Comparing... Traditional Alternative 1. Focus on language 1. Focus on communication2. Teacher-centered 2. Learner-centered3. Isolated skills 3. Integrated skills4. Emphasis on product 4. Emphasis on process5. One-way correctness 5. Multiple solutions6. Tests that test 6. Tests that teach (Richards & Renandya, 2002)
4. Concluding... We are not supposed to evaluate how much information students retain but rather how they use that information Andhowcan Web 2.0 tools help youwiththat?
5. Speaking... Fotobabble, Audioboo, Voicethread Tellyourstudents to read a pieceofnewsfrom a newspaperornews site. Thestudentsshouldchooseonepieceofnews (ortheteachercantellthemwhatnews to readabout). Studentsrecordtheiropinionabout it orpossiblesolutions (ifapplicable) Variations: film/book/restaurantreviews,
6. Reading... Linoit, Wallwisher, Pindax Choose a book, short storyoranytext for thewholeclass to read Create a board for thatreading Studentshave to writefavoritequotes/passages, askquestionsthat come to mindwhilereadingthetext, newvocabularytheyhavelearned Eachtypeofpostcanhave a specificcolor Studentshave to reply to questionsandposts
10. One more for Reading... Wordle, Tagxedo, Worditout Choose a book, short storyoranytext for thewholeclass to read Create a wordcloudwithkeywordsfromthetext Studentshave to taketurnschoosing a wordfromthecloudandsayinghowit’srelated to thestory Variation: Studentswriteorrecord na audio file usingthekeywords to discuss/commentonthereading
11. Listening... ZimmerTwins, StripGenerator Choose na audio book orpodcastof a story (orrecordone) Studentshave to readthestoryandcreate a comicstripretellingthestory Variation: Givethemtheaudio/podcastwithouttheendofthestory. Havestudentscreatethecomicstripwith na ending for it.
12. AllSkills... Glogster After a week, month, unitorsemester do some reflection in classaboutwhattheyhavelearned Havestudentscreate a digital posterusingGlogsterabouttheirlearningduringthatperiodof time Theycan include: favoriteactivity, what I struggledwith, a vocabularylog (withimages), na audioreflection
