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Lesaux, Nonie K.; Marietta, Sky H. – Guilford Publications, 2011
All too often, literacy assessments are given only for accountability purposes and fail to be seen as valuable resources for planning and differentiating instruction. This clear, concise book shows K-5 educators how to implement a comprehensive, balanced assessment battery that integrates accountability concerns with data-driven instruction.…
Descriptors: Test Results, Second Language Learning, Accountability, Individualized Instruction
Miller, Jon F.; Iglesias, Aquiles; Rojas, Raul – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Assessing the language development of bilingual children can be a challenge--too often, children in the complex process of learning both Spanish and English are under- or over-diagnosed with language disorders. SLPs can change that with "SALT 2010 Bilingual S/E Version" for grades K-3, the first tool to comprehensively assess children's language…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Learning Processes, Language Acquisition, Bilingualism
Stoynoff, Stephen; Chapelle, Carol A. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2005
This book describes how ESOL tests and test users have changed greatly in the past few decades. Some widely used ESOL tests have been revised, with a number of new tests incorporating advances in computer technology. In addition, many more ESOL practitioners than in the past are responsible for selecting and using tests. The authors introduce…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Test Reviews, Standardized Tests, Language Tests
Hill, Jane D.; Bjork, Cynthia Linnea – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008
It's much easier to spread the insights and strategies from ASCD's (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) best-selling "Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners" to everyone in your school when you have this guide for conducting a workshop or professional development meeting on how to improve the academic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Special Needs Students
Hill, Jane D.; Bjork, Cynthia Linnea – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008
Everyone who participates in your workshop on "Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners" needs this participant's workbook to gain expertise in strategies that are effective with ELL (English Language Learners) students.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Special Needs Students
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Chastain, Kenneth D. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article suggests criteria for evaluating listening comprehension tests. The weaknesses of typical test items are discussed and suggestions for new types of items are given. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Item Analysis, Language Instruction
Wright, Robert J. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2010
The book is a highly readable integration of the latest assessment policies, and includes valuable information regarding young children with special needs and English Language Learners--topics that have rarely been touched upon in other textbooks. Focusing on practical applications of key concepts, this text provides a knowledge base of what every…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Program Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education
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Clausing, Gerhard; Senko, Donna – Unterrichtspraxis, 1978
Cloze testing and language performance is discussed as are two techniques for awarding partial credit: the quick performance measurement and feedback technique and the three-stage scoring hierarchy for partial credit. A figure and tables are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Scoring Formulas
Hricko, Mary; Howell, Scott – Information Science Publishing, 2006
Online learning is one of the most important topics in distance learning, but practitioners and researchers have experienced difficulty in defining the process. "Online Assessment and Measurement: Foundations and Challenges" approaches the topic by finding a common ground to properly analyze online assessment and measurement. "Online Assessment…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Student Evaluation, Measurement
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Chastain, Kenneth – Modern Language Journal, 1980
Describes an experiment designed to determine which language errors interfere to the greatest degree with comprehension by native speakers of the language. For this purpose, an instructor prepared a list of most serious Spanish language errors which was submitted to native speakers for evaluation in terms of comprehension and acceptability. (MES)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Error Analysis (Language), Language Proficiency, Native Speakers
Fritz, Robert Karl – 1982
A technique for measuring the acquisition of Spanish skills is described. The technique is designed for fourth-year advanced Spanish students enrolled in business Spanish. It not only tests the students but promotes learning by requiring the use of new vocabulary items and comprehension of printed texts. Students are given a text with 25 to 30…
Descriptors: Business, Higher Education, Language Tests, Languages for Special Purposes
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Kym, Annette – Unterrichtspraxis, 1993
This article describes how a course viewing East German literature from the perspective of the new Germany can be planned and taught, with special attention to text selection, class activities, and testing strategies designed to raise linguistic proficiency of students of different language levels in one literature class. (Author/AB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, German
Shen, Yin-Shyan Irene – 1992
It is recommended that students of Chinese as a second language be introduced to characters corresponding to new vocabulary, rather than be taught to recognize characters after the words themselves are learned. An approach that breaks each character into its smallest meaningful units, then reassembles them into proper position to form characters,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Games
Green, Peter S., Ed. – 1987
Materials to be used in workshops to teach language teacher trainees the communicative approach to language testing are presented. The materials were developed from a 1985 Council of Europe workshop held in York, England. They include preliminary notes for workshop organizers, an introductory "ice-breaker" activity, and six content…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Language Teachers
Clarke, Joan – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1979
Discusses the use of the York Group Graded Tests in French programs in English Comprehensive, Middle, and Secondary Schools. Commercial materials that can be used with the tests are indicated. (AM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, French, German
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