Assessment in CLIL settingsOnline version This quiz will help us recap what we have learned about assessment. by Pilar Olivares 1 When does assessment take place in a unit of work? a At the end of the unit. b At the very beginning and at the end. c It is an ongoing process, it takes place during the whole unit. d It depends on the student. 2 Which type of assessment is the most important: assessment of learning or assessment for learning? a Assessment for learning is paramount in the learning process. b Both. Assessment is important both to promote learning and to check the results. c Assessment of learning is the most important for communicating the students their results. 3 In CLIL settings, what can you do to be fair with those who are less able with the foreign language? Choose one or more answers a Use tools such as portfolios, rubrics, etc instead of exams. b Design tools where the impact of the language of learning is minimised. c Make sure you use a varied range of tools to have information from different activities, from individual and group work, from oral and written work, etc. d Design tools where the impact of the language for learning is minimised. 4 Which is the relationship between the assessment of content and the assessment of language? Choose one or more answers a Both are important, because a CLIL programme is set to improve language competency and content learning at the same time. How and when assessing language is the school decision. b The language competency of students should improve because of CLIL lessons, so subject teachers should assess language as well. c During the non linguistic subject assessment, teachers shouldn't assess language at all. It is not their responsibility. d Language and content are very difficult to separate that easily. When subject teachers assess content, they also assess language, especially language of learning. 5 What are the suitable tools for assessment for learning? a The most important tool is the personal portfolio. It helps the students record their results, difficulties, impressions and most valued pieces of work. b Exams are essential, but rubrics can help as well. c Every tool can be useful. The important thing is that they assess what is necessary to be assessed, including high order thinking skills. d Portfolios, systematic observation and rubrics for speaking and group work are the only tools that can be used in a CLIL classroom.
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