5. INFORMAL ASSESMENT
Informal assessments are those assessments that result from teachers'
spontaneous day-to-day observations of how students behave and
perform in class.
• Spontaneous
• Day-to-day
• Observation
• Perform in class
6. The Characteristics of Informal
Assessment
Unplanned
No strict rules for administration
No strict rules for interpretation
Reliance on teacher judgment
Subject to modification during testing
7. Examples of Informal Assessment
Minute Essays
Peer Teaching
Question Time
5 Minute Quiz
8. Strenght of Informal Assessment
• Without a lot of planning
• less stressful for the students
• receive immediate data and then plan accordingly
• give the most accurate measure of a student's true ability.
9. Weakness of Informal Assessment
• any hidden prejudices
• Students are not giving their 100 % motivation
10. FORMAL ASSESSMENT
Formal assessments are preplanned, systematic attempts to judge by
the teacher to ascertain what students have learned.
• Preplanned
• Systematic
• To judge what students have learn
11. The Characteristics of Formal Assessments
• Formal assessments are data driven.
• Formal assessments usually produce a written document, such as a
paper or test
• Formal assessments usually receive a numerical score or grade.
• Formal assessments often contribute to a student’s final grade for a
unit or course of study.
12. Examples of Formal Assessments
Multiple-choice exam
Short-answer or problem-solving exam
Lab report
