Assessment Options

Successes

Challenges

Resources

Elem plenty in Eng & Span

Piloting PODER-K

SOPA, Youth Chinese Test

Teacher written

Don’t always have enough staff for assessing nor to dif. the results

Plan for time/funding/priority for admin

Culturally relevant

Support from foreign governments/orgs

ACTFL

PODER/WIDA

Middle

Parental & TA support

International French tests

Teacher written

Academic presentations, alternative assessments

Valid assessments that can be used to draw conclusions – consistency

Main focus on the content

Is it balanced, ACTFL-3 communicative codes

STAMP

AAPPL

SOPA/COPE

AAFT AYLP ACTFL

Grand Concours/El Gran Concurso

Sr. High

IB testing offered in a variety of languages

AP

Lack of resources for higher levels

Language of instruction different from language of assessment (MCAs) etc.

Lack of resources and authentic assessments to use.

Teacher needs to create ongoing assessments = time!

YCT/HSK

(Youth Chinese Test)

Aprenda II (SAT10)

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