• Assessment for Linguistically Diverse Students
  • Cover
  • Session One: Understanding My Role as an Assessor
  • Session Two: Developing Understanding through Media
  • Session Three: Designing Assessment Using Standards for Effective Pedagogy
  • Session Four : Considering Alternative Assessments in Relationship to ELs
  • Session Five: Designing and Developing Assessments
  • Session Six: Debating and Responding to Assessment Issues
  • Session Seven: Developing Knowledge for Practice and Advocacy
  • Session Eight : Revealing My Learning
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  • LA 4.2 Exploring Informal Content Area Assessments

    • LA 4.2 Exploring Informal Content Area Assessments

    Collecting Facts about Portfolio and Content Area Assessment for ELs

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    Learning Outcome Pedagogical Intent Student Position

    Demonstrate knowledge and use of a variety of on-going, classroom-based assessments adapted to student needs.

    Assessment: 25pts.

    TA: 20 Minutes

    Teachers  incorporate alternative assessments in their practice with ELs as a means of meeting proficiency levels, increasing student engagement and promoting language and literacy growth. 

    Students have learned about alternative assessment and will now consider using a portfolio assessment and a content-area assessment.

    Instructions

    1. Complete the following learning activity in a small group.
    2. Begin by reviewing the descriptions of "portfolio assessment" and "assessing content knowledge" on this website https://equitypress.org/-WuBB(click on the link and then scroll down to the short article). Discuss portfolio assessments as an example of alternative assessments and consider a form of content area assessment with which you are familiar.
    3. On the Fact Sheet, record your responses to the questions posed. Report on Portfolio Assessment in the first column and then Content Area Assessment in the second.  
    4. Turn in your group forms to the facilitator, with all your names on it, at the end of this session.

    This content is provided to you freely by BYU Open Learning Network.

    Access it online or download it at https://open.byu.edu/diverse_assessment/LA_4.3.