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Pedagogical technology: systematic method of creation, 
application and determination of the ELT process and acquiring the 
knowledge with the help of technical and human resources and their 
interaction for the aims of optimizing the forms of education (See 
educational technology). 
Passive methods: a teacher is in the centre of teaching and 
plays an active role but the learners are passive. 
performance assessment: Systematic and direct observation of 
a student performance or examples of student performances and 
ranking according to pre-established performance criteria. Students 
are assessed on the result as well as the process engaged in a 
complex task or creation of a product. 
performance criteria: A description of the characteristics to be 
assessed for a given task. Performance criteria may be general, 
specific, analytical trait, or holistic. They may be expressed as a 
scoring rubric or scoring guide. (See rubrics and scoring guide.) 
performance task: An assessment exercise that is goal directed. 
The exercise is developed to elicit students' application of a wide 
range of skills and knowledge to solve a complex problem. 
portfolio: the learners gather a collection of assignments and 
projects done over a long period into a file; and this portfolio 
provides the basis for evaluation. 
portfolio assessment: An assessment process that is based on 
the collection of student work (such as written assignments, drafts, 
artwork, and presentations) that represents competencies, exemplary 
work, or the student's developmental progress. 
prereferral progress: A procedure in which special and regular 
teachers develop trial strategies to help a student showing difficulty 
in learning remain in the regular classroom. 
presentation: is a communicative technique of bringing before 
the public the results of one’s individual or group performance.