a question about teaching

[wmfreer]

I am learning to become a teacher. I am trying to find out where I can go online for information on assessing students levels and styles. I guess I need to ask questions but what type of questions are best. I really don't know where to look. Any help would be appreciated. thankyou

[Hi_there_Carl]

A few months ago I was looking for the same thing. I have found a few. Check these links:

http://www.usingenglish.com/online-tests.html on this site

also:

English Grammar Placement Test

ESL Blues Diagnostic Quizzes and Tests.

Free English Placement Test

Grammar

Oxford University Language Centre Placement Test

Good luck and if you find some other good ones please let me know.

Carl

[ICAL_Pete]

Originally Posted by wmfreer

I am trying to find out where I can go online for information on assessing students levels and styles. I guess I need to ask questions but what type of questions are best.

When it comes to need analysis questionnaire you basically want to have some questions to establish who is in the classroom, what their expectations for the course are and mostly you want to get a good idea of their level of English. Self-assessment questions such as How well do you… or how do you rate your English and so on…are best avoided as they are notoriously unreliable because most people find it very difficult to judge their own ability in a foreign language. Far better is for you to use a few "open questions" so that you can judge - objectively - their ability.