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LinguaFolio Online. IF I WERE YOU…. WHY WE HATE ASSESSMENT. “I JUST WANT TO TEACH IN PEACE AND GIVE GRADES TO STUDENTS. I RESENT MUCH OF THE ASSESSMENT STUFF AS WAYS OF CRITICIZING TEACHERS FOR WASTING TAXPAYERS’ MONEY”. The Measurement Paradigm. Stable body of knowledge and abilities
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WHY WE HATE ASSESSMENT “I JUST WANT TO TEACH IN PEACE AND GIVE GRADES TO STUDENTS. I RESENT MUCH OF THE ASSESSMENT STUFF AS WAYS OF CRITICIZING TEACHERS FOR WASTING TAXPAYERS’ MONEY”
The Measurement Paradigm • Stable body of knowledge and abilities • Can be elicited using scientific procedures • Elicitations can be analyzed using mathematical models • Examples: SAT, GRE, TOEFL
ASSESSMENTFORLEARNING “Assessment Manifesto” Stiggins (2008) Effective classroom assessment improves student performance .5~1.0 standard deviations. (Black & Wiliam, 1998)
Balanced Assessment • Evaluation = Assessment = Testing • Multiple measures, judges, purposes • A portrait, not just a number • Tied to local and personal needs • Common goals, diverse evidence
Assessment of Learning Assessment for Learning Evaluation >> Description Sorting >> Documenting Time-driven >> Proficiency-driven
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INTERCULTURALITY HOW DO I RELATE TO AND INTERACT WITH PEOPLE OF ANOTHER CULTURE? • HOW DO I FEEL? • WHAT DO I KNOW OR NEED TO KNOW? • WHAT WILL I DO ABOUT IT? WHAT DO I KNOW AND FEEL ABOUT THE CULTURE’S PRODUCTS,PRACTICES, AND PERSPECTIVES NOW WHAT?
External Rating • Peer ratings • Teacher ratings • Official ratings
2011 Critical Language Learning System Learning Styles Inventory Content for Chinese Revise interculturality items 2012 Social network for teachers Content for Arabic 2013 Customized dossier Content for Persian 2014 Social network for students Content for Hindi Revise and verify interculturality items BRAVE NEW WORLD: LFO IN 2014