Module 2 - Essay Portion

 

 

10:45  –  7/30/02

 

70%

 

Cooperative Learning Video

 

In cooperative learning groups – make sure everyone talks

            have a checklist

 

ask about groups – how do you pick groups

 

ask and answer questions maybe good.

 

p. 153

 

 

 

History of Bilingual Assessment

 

Standardized Tests – used for placement and grouping for 100 years

 

1920        Yerkes – Army IQ tests Alpha scale – literate Beta scale – illeterate

 

1924        Restriction Act

 

2% Southern and Eastern Europeans

            Inherited ability  - IQ

 

                        Binet IQ a complex issue – not explained by I score

 

            1920’s Yerkes test revised for schools

 

                        explained away failure rates of certain groups

 

            1930’s Ability grouping questioned

           

            1940’s Warnings of test inaccuracies for language minority students

 

                        begin search for culture free test

 

            1950’s Brown vs. Board of Education – segregated system inherently unfair

 

            1960’s Civil Rights Act Handicapped Children Act

 

            1970’s Diana vs. Calif. St. Brd. of Educ.

 

                        Children must be assessed with L1 or nonverbal tests.

 

                        LAU vs. Nochals

                        Equality of treatment is insufficient

 

            1980’s Clear regulations established for bilingual testing

 

                        p. 156 ?

                        Culture content continues to be a problem

 

                        Culture provides the substance and content for attitudes, thought and

                        action.

 

            Currently

                        Gardner – must allow students to show competencies in different domains

                        of knowledge

            La Calle

                        Peterson emphasized equality

                       

                        should not penalize those unfamiliar with test language.

                        (gender – culture – other bias)

 

 

Previous teting procedures over identified minority students as special ed. students

 

 

We reviewed a sample question.

 

Assessment of the LEP student

 

Issues that must be considered in developing an assessment system

 

How LEP students learn

            the types

 

What does a system for assessing L1 students need to accomplish?

                        Identification/redesignation

           

                        Program design/placement

 

What does a system for assessing L1 students need to accomplish?

                        Instruction

                        Monotoring

                                                portfolio – content area

 

 

What does a system for assessing L1 students need to accomplish?

                       

                        problem evaluation

                        how well do the instructional services provided help LEP students develop

                        lanugage and content

 

Alternative/Assessment

           

                        numerically based assessment

                        checklist

                        rating scales

                        criteria referenced

                        musical analysis

                        cloze tests

           

                        primary trait

                        Holistic assessment

 

                        Analytic Assessment

 

Alternative Assessment Strategies

 

            log books

            journals

            questioning

            individual interviews

            focus group

 

“Cooperative Learning”

            by Spencer Kagan

 

from

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Assessment bililingual

students for placement and instructional

 

p.161-164

 

 

4 Broad Topics for Essay portion

 

1)      ELD

2)      SDAIE

3)      ASSESSMENT

4)      PARENTS

 

4 Broad Topics for Module

 

 

 

p. 173 Evalutions – scoring guide

 

Sample Essay

 

Discuss approapriate assements for the LEP student

 

I.                    Assessment for identification and Program Placement

II.                 Assessment for transition/redesignation

III.               How LEPS learn/problems with standardized test.

IV.              Classroom Assessment

-         intructional planning

-         monitoring student progress

-         program evaluation

 

(warning – people should not have 4 canned answers) don’t do this

 

-prepare to slant your responses to the question.

 

Introduction

                                    Assessment of primary and second language competence as well as

                                    subject.....

 

 

 

put a list of authors to buy

 

Intro – tell them what you are going to say

 

Body – Say it

 

Conclusion – tell what you said.

 

LEP student – standardized testing

 

Valdez and Figureo

 

2 language systems

-         neither may be “native” after a period of time

-         process information slowly/distradicibility

 

(Introduction is the most critical)

 

1)      Make and outline – before you start writing the essay

 

 

Begin activities for my class – things that the teacher can do to help us learn

 

1)      SDAIE p. 173, 174            ref. 123

2)      Family Envolvement Handout p. 280

What kind of ELD would you use?

3)      ELD p. 172

 

Our question p. 173- 174

ref. 123

 

SDAIE Question

 

p. 123

 

1) Strategies teacher can use to facilitate English

a)      Scaffolding – graphic organizers to help student organizer info.

b)      cooperative activities

c)       

2)      Strategy to improve their comprehension

Teacher/student initiated interactions – metacognitive attitudes

 

3)      Why will the strategies contribute to the student.

 

p. 104  - Natural Approach

 

p. 135 Classroom teaching tips