Assessment that demonstrates meaningful
application; there is not just one right answer
Practices the reasoning to become a productive
citizen students must be able to perform real
world and meaningful tasks
Assessment drives the curriculum
Student structured
Allows students to construct their own
meaning of the world
Examples include hands on projects,
essays, presentations, and art
Traditional Assessment
Tests that require students to recall
information or select an answer
These tests can include either standardized or
teacher made assessments
Practices the reasoning to become a
productive citizen a student must possess a
certain body of knowledge and skills
Teacher structured
Teachers are discouraged from
teaching the test
Examples include multiple choices,
true/false questions and fill in the blank
Initial Assessments
School districts are obligated by federal statues
to identify students who are emergent
bilinguals
The federal government does not specify
how this ideniftication should be done
Created so that appropriate educational
decisions can be made and
accomodations and services can be
provided
Parents are provided with a home language
survey in the parents primary langugage
Surveys determine whether or not a student
should be assessed based on their English
language profficency
Survey not only gives information
regarding language the student speaks at
home with his/her parents, but also tells
what other languages the child may be
exposed to
It is imporatant to not only assess academic
skills, but also their literacy skills in their first
language
This can facilitate the acquisition of
English literacy skills
Ongoing
Assessments
Provides continuous feedback
on instruction
Can include planned assessments or informal
classroom observations
Can reveal strengths and growth that are not
visible in high stakes testing
Oral language and writing are two types
of ongoing assessments
High Stakes Testing
Test that are used to
make important
decisions about
students
Promotion, graducation, or
admittance into program
Natural outcome of the
standard movement in the
US
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is
the amount of progress that must
be shown by a school
Emergent bilinguals may be given testing
accomodations based on language proficiency and
seperate educational needs
Extra time, read aloud test instructions and items, and
extra breaks
Portfolio Assessment
Assessment of student work
throughout the year
Type of performance based
assessment
Appropriate for all students
Is an authentic reflection of
student's capabilities