ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING: DEFINITION, PURPOSE, DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
Keywords:
Formative assessment is an ongoing data gathering process in which information will be predominantly used by teachers to make decisions on students’ performance. It is usually associated with diagnostic assessment in which teachers learn about language learners’ weaknesses and strengths. The term formative assessment in Uzbek can be translated as doimiy baholash or joriy nazorat.Abstract
Introduction. In recent years, a great emphasis on language assessment has been
the main focus of language teachers. Reasonably, it has been a primary issue for
decades since its role in the teaching and learning process is central. When assessment
is not properly utilized, this can lead to several issues like poor student participation,
reduction in student overall performance. There is a strong relationship between
assessment and teaching because each depends on another. Teachers’ lack of
assessment skills may cause little or no connection between assessment and teaching
(Malone, 2011). We believe that language teachers need to take assessment training or
participate in language assessment conferences so that they understand how teaching
and learning can be made easier with the help of assessment.
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