A course for university students who want to improve speaking skills

Introduction
When someone want to speaking English correctly, obviously there are course or others that help
them to improve their speaking skills. It means, the impact others to us is really big. So, in this
article we are going to learn about improve speaking skills quickly. Here, we will explain the types
that you might can to try on your life to increase your speaking skills so that you can learn more
about English and to get positive effect to others. Monitoring is the systematic observation and
recording of current and changing conditions, while assessment is the use of that data to evaluate
or appraise wetlands to support decision-making and planning processes. Wetlands can be
characterized both by their condition and functions According to Fenton (1996), "Assessment is
the collection of relevant information that may be relied on for making decisions. Assessment is
best viewed as a process of self-examination, one that is on-going, developmental, and formative
(Terenzini, 1993). As noted by Hutchings (2011), assessment at its heart is about goals. So, the
aims of this article is explain about the types that will be help you to increase your speaking skills
within some types.
Benchmark (interim) assessment
Interim assessments are often carried out at numerous intervals throughout the school year and
provide on-going data regarding a student’s performance. By carrying out regular assessments,
teachers can monitor a student’s performance and pick up on any issues as they arise.
Although an interim assessment gives an indication of how a student’s summative assessment will
go at the end of the year, it also ensures that issues can be addressed and resolved prior to the end
of the term or school year.

Diagnostic pre-assessment

These type of assessments may be carried out when a child enters a new grade or before a class
moves on to a particular topic. A diagnostic assessment focuses on what the student already knows,
where their strengths and weakness lie and what skills they already possess.

When teachers have this information, they can determine where the student is starting from and
what their existing baseline is. With this data, teachers can set realistic goals for individual students
and classes a whole.

Formative assessment

Formative assessments take place during a task and allow the teacher to confirm that the student
has understood the instructions and is working appropriately. These assessment are often carried
out informally and may occur numerous times during a specific task.
Criterion-referenced Assessment

When carrying out a criterion-referenced assessment, teachers will evaluate a group of students in
relation to one specific goal or objective. This allows teachers to see how many students from a
class or grade are reaching the expected goal and, if necessary, to take steps to increase attainment.

Norm-referenced assessment

This type of assessment involves comparing students to another group. A student’s grades may be
compared against the national average, for example, or against their peers in school. Whilst this
can be helpful to determine how a child is performing, norm-referenced assessments do have their
limitations. If a disability prevents a child from performing at the expected norm-referenced
assessment level, this should not detract from his or her achievements in relation to their expected
attainment levels. If norm-referenced assessments are used, teachers should take steps to ensure
students are not demotivated by a relatively poor grade or disappointing performance.

Summative assessment

When teachers carry out a summative assessment they examine the student’s performance after a
task or project has been completed. This ensures teachers can evaluate the student’s performance
as a whole and determine whether the pupil has achieved the expected results.

When used in conjunction with formative assessments, teachers can identify points at which the
student went off task or failed to understand instructions. The teacher can then address these issues
in future classes.

Conclusion

In the conclusion, as we mention above that to improve speaking skills should be many assessment.
Especially, at yourself you need to have exercise more with others that has more skills to help you
to improve your speaking skills. In other word, you must have many friends and also can
considered your environment to do that.