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Download full textTannenbaum, Jo-Ellen – 1996
This digest provides examples of measures well suited for assessing English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. Alternative assessment is particularly useful with ESL students because it asks students to show what they can integrate and produce, not simply recall and reproduce. Alternative assessment includes varied measures adaptable for…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Charts, Creative Writing, Dialog Journals
Fidalgo, Reyes I. – 1996
Use of a directed creative writing exercise to assess intermediate language students' skills is discussed. The technique was developed for second-year college Spanish instruction as an alternative to conventional writing tests in which anxiety or lack of motivation may inhibit performance. Differences in the nature of language skills (listening,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Class Activities, Classroom Communication
