654. Next is the final






One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Although you should assess what the students have learned and acquired, when the academic year is approaching, I’d advise you to set a final written exam. Most teachers do; it was rather silly of me to say it.




An exam including grammar and vocabulary, reading, writing, perhaps listening too. Whatever you think most appropriate. Focusing mainly on the communicative competente. When assigning the final grade, consider each student’s effort as well; and their partial grades. I think the final exam should be also one chance to pass the course, albeit the three or four or five evaluations or assessments were fail. During the year you’ll have assessed the speaking skill.




Take also into account their effort, their struggle to improve (or their contrary, obviously). I incline to think that all this final grading should be something educative too. I mean, something humane, not a cold and strict adding or substracting numbers. There’s always something sort of intangible, like for example the student’s struggle to learn, or his laziness – if the case - that the student, in some way, ought to view in his or her final grade, as a mirror of their effort and interest (or lack of).” / Photo from: legacytrustuk org. UK School of Games. This picture was taken in Wales.

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