Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-92).
Contents:
Constructing a road map for teaching and learning -- Basing assessment on standards -- Step-by-step : designing performance assessment tasks -- Designing rubrics to assess performance -- Engaging, motivating, and involving students -- Impacting instruction and program articulation through performance assessments.
Summary:
Students continually ask, "Does this count?" "Is this on the test?" They want to know how they'll be evaluated. Discover how to answer these questions in ways that shape student learning and keep teaching focused on what really matters. Written by language expert Paul Sandrock, this superb manual clarifies precisely what language educators need to understand in order to successfully assess student performance. Relevant to new teachers and seasoned professionals alike, Sandrock provides step-by-step guidance on how to design assessments, illuminates the process of designing rubrics that focus on proficiency and helps educators create assessments that motivate students to offer language samples that accomplish authentic purposes. School administrators will also benefit from the section that focuses on the impact of performance assessment on instruction and program design.
Series:
The ACTFL guide for professional language educators
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