Information Package / Course Catalogue
Evaluation of Classroom Learning
Course Code: ENT352
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The main objective of this course is to introduce the assessment tools used in education to the pre-service teachers and to make an introduction to the assessment techniques for getting to know learners from multiple perspectives and to the traditional approaches used in the assessment.

Course Content

Assessment tools used in education and their traits. Tools based on traditional approaches. Written exams, short-answer exams, true-false type designs, multiple-choice tests, matching tests, oral exams, education to to examine learners in multiple aspects: observations, interviews, performance evaluation, portfolios, research papers, research projects, peer evaluation, self-assessment, questionnaires, important issues to pay attention in assessing achievement, assessing learning outcomes and scoring.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to define basic assessment concepts, principles and constructs used in education.
2.Students will be able to develop and evaluate different assessment tools (e.g. written exams, short-answer exams, true/false designs, etc.).
3.Students will be able to create alternative assessment protocols in accordance with age and proficiency levels.
4.Students will be aware of important issues in the assessment of achievement and points to be integrated in the assessment.
5.Students will be able to identify the stages of test development, the evaluation of learning outcomes, and the steps of scoring.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bailey, K.M. (1998). Learning about language assessment: Dilemmas, decisions, and directions.London: Heinle
2.Poehner, M. E. (2008). Dynamic assessment: A Vygotskian approach to understanding and promoting L2 development. Berlin: Springer.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to validity. Classroom-based assessment.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Test specifications and designs. Test items. Test scoring and evaluation.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Fairness, ethics, and training in assessment.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Scoring and assessing performance-based tests.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Investigating communicative competence.
Week 6 - Theoretical
What do test items actually test?
Week 7 - Theoretical
The origins of dynamic assessment. Sociocultural theory. Zone of Proximal Development.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Evaluating oral performance. Training interlocutors. (Mid term examination)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Evaluating oral performance. Training interlocutors.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Testing and assessment in school systems.
Week 11 - Practice
Project: Evaluation of Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading, and Listening Tests.
Week 12 - Practice
Project: Evaluation of Speaking Tests.
Week 13 - Practice
Project: Evaluation of Current School Tests.
Week 14 - Practice
Project: Preparation of Alternative Assessment Tools.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132252
Assignment46024
Midterm Examination110010
Final Examination114014
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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2026