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Sun, Zhijun; Xu, Peng; Wang, Jianqin – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
The construct of "learning potential" has been proposed to capture differences between learner independent performance and performance during Dynamic Assessment (DA). This paper introduces a new LPS formula implemented in a DA study involving Pakistani learners of L2 Chinese. Learners were randomly assigned to a control or experimental…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Evaluation Methods
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Rassaei, Ehsan – Language Learning Journal, 2023
The present study investigated the effects of text-based and audio-based dynamic glosses on L2 vocabulary learning within a sociocultural approach. Dynamic glosses were operationalised as a set of incrementally ordered prompts, provided during text-based and audio-based interactions that guided the participants to identify the meaning of unknown…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Evaluation
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Confrey, Jere; Shah, Meetal; Persson, Jennifer; Ciliano, Dagmara – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2019
This paper reports on a design-based implementation study of the use of a diagnostic classroom assessment tool framed on learning trajectories (LTs) for middle grades mathematics, where teachers and students are provided immediate data on students' progress along LTs. The study answers the question: "How can one characterize the challenges…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Barriers, Diagnostic Tests
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Ebadi, Saman; Rahimi, Masoud – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
Drawing on Vygotskian sociocultural theory of mind and social constructivism, and adopting a sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach, this study explored the impact of online dynamic assessment (DA) on EFL learners' academic writing skills through one-on-one individual and online synchronous DA sessions over Google Docs. It also investigated…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Sociocultural Patterns
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Poehner, Matthew E.; Lantolf, James P. – Language Teaching Research, 2013
Dynamic Assessment (DA) derives from Vygotsky's (1987) insight that the use of mediation, attuned to learner needs, enables learners to perform beyond their current level of functioning, thereby providing insights into emerging capabilities. The instructional quality of mediation means that this process simultaneously creates possibilities for…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training, Evaluation Methods