Assessing Performance

It’s time to let go of chapter tests and focus on what really matters: what students can do with language! In this workshop, we’ll look at how to transform traditional tests into meaningful, authentic, and engaging assessments to demonstrate student progress using can-do statements, proficiency targets, and addressing the three modes. Hands-on and interactive, attendees will leave with draft assessments they can immediately begin using with students.

Resources

1a. WRSLL Standards & the 5 Cs

• World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
• Standards Summary

1b. Proficiency Primer

• ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
• Novice Speaking Sample
• Intermediate Speaking Sample
• Advanced Speaking Sample
• Path to Proficiency poster
• Talking Tacos – Explaining Proficiency to Parents

2. Interpersonal & Presentational Performance Assessments

• Principles of Assessment in World Languages – Greg Duncan
• Thomas Sauer’s OneDrive
• Georgia Department of Education – WL Performance Assessments
• STARTALK Assessment Presentation

3a. Authentic Resources & Interpretive Assessments

• RitzForeignLang Pinterest
• CARLA Interpretive Mode task

3b. Integrated Performance Assessments

• OFLA IPA LiveBinder
• CARLA IPA Guidelines

4. Rubrics

• ACTFL IPA Rubrics
• ACTFL Performance Descriptors
• Shelby County Schools Performance Feedback Tools
• Ohio Department of Education Scoring Guides for WL
• Lexington, KY’s Guide to Assessment & Grading in WL
• FLENJ World Language Rubrics

 

Recommended Resources

Adair-Hauck, B., E.W. Glisan, & R. Donato. (2013). Implementing integrated performance assessment. Alexandria, VA: The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Sandrock, P. (2010). The keys to assessing language performance: A teacher’s manual for measuring student progress. Alexandria, VA: The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages.