Evaluation as a Training Tool and Motivation

Abstract

The article substantiates the importance of assessment in a foreign language lesson, examines the features of the main types of control (diagnostic, training, final), as well as some of their varieties. The stages of evaluation are presented, including proper control, feedback and error correction measures. The article reveals the factors that prevent an objective assessment. The characteristic of effective feedback is given, its functions are listed. The error is considered as an inevitable component of the educational process, its positive significance for learning is analyzed.