Assessment Rather than creating assessments near the conclusion of a unit of study (or relying on the tests provided by textbook publishers, which may not completely or appropriately assess our standards), backward design calls for us to operationalize our goals or standards in terms of assessment evidence as we begin to plan a unit or course.” (Wiggins & McTighe (1998)
Authentic/Performance Assessments
CARLA Virtual Assessment Center (A series of web-based learning modules that provides teachers with background information, step-by-step guidance, and many practical resources on developing proficiency-based second language assessments for the classroom)
For assessment to be authentic and fair to the student, it must measure what students have learned to do and in the manner they learned it. Said another way, if students spend their class time in learning how to “do” foreign language, assessment must measure the same thing. (Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey)
Acknowledgments:
Rather than creating assessments near the conclusion of a unit of study (or relying on the tests provided by textbook publishers, which may not completely or appropriately assess our standards), backward design calls for us to operationalize our goals or standards in terms of assessment evidence as we begin to plan a unit or course.” (Wiggins & McTighe (1998)
Authentic/Performance Assessments
Oral Assessment
Five Ideas to Assess Oral Communication
Portfolio Assessment
Class Participation Assessment/Rubrics
Assessment Topics
- Link Between Language and Assessment (Intercultural Conference - CERCLLUA; Heidi Byrnes
- CCFLT Assessment Wikispace
RubricsAssessment Techniques
- World Language Assessment - Assessment Tools
Assessment Tools- NOELLA (National Online Early Language Learning Assessment) (Available in Chinese, French, Korean, Japanese, Spanish and Russian)
- ELLOPA and SOPA
- Wiki Links for Assessment
- Kansas Assessment Tools
For assessment to be authentic and fair to the student, it must measure what students have learned to do and in the manner they learned it. Said another way, if students spend their class time in learning how to “do” foreign language, assessment must measure the same thing. (Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey)Acknowledgments: