Authentic Assessment for English Language Learners: Practical Approaches for Teachers - Softcover

J. Michael O'Malley; Lorraine Valdez Pierce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201591510 ISBN 13: 9780201591514

Publisher: Longman, 1996

Synopsis

This practical resource book will familiarize teachers, staff developers, and administrators with the latest thinking on alternatives to traditional assessment. It will prepare them to implement authentic assessment in the ESL/bilingual classroom and to incorporate it into instructional planning.

About this title

About the Author

Lorraine Valdez Pierce is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

From the Back Cover

¿Lucid, practical, and theoretically sophisticated¿strategies for implementing authentic assessment in the classroom and the school as a whole¿¿
¿Jim Cummins
Professor, Curriculum Department
Ontario Institute for Studies
in Education

This practical resource book will familiarize teachers, staff developers, and administrators with the latest thinking on alternatives to traditional assessment. It will prepare them to implement authentic assessment in the ESL/bilingual classroom and to incorporate it into instructional planning.

• Overview and rationale for authentic assessment.
• A solid, research-based framework linking assessment to instruction.
• Specific issues in the assessment of English language learners.
• Practical approaches for using portfolios, self-assessment, and peer assessment, accompanied by guidelines for grading practices.
• Practical, effective strategies for assessing oral language proficiency, reading, writing, and the content areas.
• Reproducible scoring rubrics, checklists, and anecdotal record forms that can be adapted for local assessment needs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201591510
• ISBN 13: 9780201591514
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288