Formal and Informal Testing. Formal Testing Formal assessments are systematic, pre-planned methods of testing students that are used to determine (how.

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Formal and Informal Testing

Formal Testing Formal assessments are systematic, pre-planned methods of testing students that are used to determine (how well students have learned the material that is being taught in the classroom). In other words, formal assessments provide a way of answering the question, 'What do the students know?'

Types and Examples of Formal Testing There are four main types of formal assessments: 1-Standardized tests 2-Program tests 3-Essay tests 4-Criterion-referenced tests

Informal Testing They are used to evaluate a student's own performance and progress, individually. In the classroom, these are taken as a way of forms for measuring the student's progress

Types and Examples of Informal Testing 1-Tests and Quizzes 2-Grading 3-Portfolios 4-Written Samples 5-Project-Based Assignments

Exercise 1-Give me example of Formal and Informal testing? Quizzes are kinds of………….. 3-Essay tests are ………..