Activities for Alternative Assessment

Ideas in Action: Activities for Alternative AssessmentWhy is it that some students perform incredibly well in a grammar test, but cannot apply this knowledge in a conversation? How effective is formal language testing in proving how well students can actually apply language to life? In addition to exploring the theoretical background and looking at key concerns teachers have regarding alternative assessment, this book provides a wide selection of tools, ideas and example activities that teachers can use in their own classroom to support their own assessment practices and monitor learningaccomplishments.Activities for Alternative Assessment:starts with a clear overview of the concepts and terminology used when discussing assessment in ELToffers strategies designed to help teachers embed assessment into their teachingprovides tools and activities for learning assessmentshows that implementing alternative assessment doesn't have to be demanding or time-consumingAdditional features and resources include:ideas for differentiating and extending the activities for different teaching scenariosphotocopiable worksheets accompanying most activitiessuggestions for adapting the activities for the online learning environment