My ELT Bubble

Hello teacher, if you are reading this article it means every time you hear the word grading you try to run as far as you can scared of facing the endless and tedious task of writing the report cards of your students. However, you know (and I know it too) that the further we can go is our office laptop and finish the reports. If you are still reading is because you probably have that feeling that there is something more behind this final grading and you might ask yourself “How did my students got those marks?”, “Are they fair?”, “Do my students understand what they really mean?”. To sum up “WHY DO I LOVE ASSESSMENT ALTHOUGH I FIND GRADING A BORING TASK?” My key to find assessment so interesting is to ensure it to be part of my everyday lessons, not only as a way to collect information (to use it for boring grading) but also, and more important, to ensure my students become aware of what they are learning , why they are learning , where they are in the learning process , and what they n...