English Language Proficiency Assessments For Young Learners

Author : Mikyung Kim Wolf,Yuko Goto Butler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317379041

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English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners by Mikyung Kim Wolf,Yuko Goto Butler Pdf

English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners provides both theoretical and empirical information about assessing the English language proficiency of young learners. Using large-scale standardized English language proficiency assessments developed for international or U.S. contexts as concrete examples, this volume illustrates rigorous processes of developing and validating assessments with considerations of young learners’ unique characteristics. In this volume, young learners are defined as school-age children from approximately 5 to 13 years old, learning English as a foreign language (EFL) or a second language (ESL). This volume also discusses innovative ways to assess young learners’ English language abilities based on empirical studies, with each chapter offering stimulating ideas for future research and development work to improve English language assessment practices with young learners. English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners is a useful resource for students, test developers, educators, and researchers in the area of language testing and assessment.

Author : Marianne Nikolov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319224220

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Assessing Young Learners of English: Global and Local Perspectives by Marianne Nikolov Pdf

This volume documents international, national, and small-scale testing and assessment projects of English language education for young learners, across a range of educational contexts. It covers three main areas: age-appropriate ‘can do statements’ and task types for teaching and testing learners between the ages of 6 to 13; innovative approaches to self-assessment, diagnostic testing, self- perception, and computer-based testing; and findings on how young learners perform on vocabulary, listening, speaking, pronunciation, and reading comprehension tests in European and Asian contexts. Early language learning has become a major trend in English language education around the globe. As a result of the spread of teaching English to a growing number of young children, assessment of and for learning have emerged as key issues. In line with this development, there is a clear and emerging need to make early language programs accountable and to assess both the progress children make over time and to quantify their achievement at various stages of development. This volume informs stakeholders about the realistic goals of early language learning, their efficiency, and how much progress children make over time.

Author : Szilvia Papp,Shelagh Rixon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 859 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781316638200

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Examining Young Learners: Research and Practice in Assessing the English of School-age Learners by Szilvia Papp,Shelagh Rixon Pdf

An account of how children learn L2s in formal contexts and how that knowledge impacts on the design, development, and evaluation of their language assessment products.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Committee on National Statistics,Panel to Review Alternative Data Sources for the Limited-English Proficiency Allocation Formula Under Title III, Part A, Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309186582

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Allocating Federal Funds for State Programs for English Language Learners by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Committee on National Statistics,Panel to Review Alternative Data Sources for the Limited-English Proficiency Allocation Formula Under Title III, Part A, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Pdf

As the United States continues to be a nation of immigrants and their children, the nation's school systems face increased enrollments of students whose primary language is not English. With the 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the allocation of federal funds for programs to assist these students to be proficient in English became formula-based: 80 percent on the basis of the population of children with limited English proficiency1 and 20 percent on the basis of the population of recently immigrated children and youth. Title III of NCLB directs the U.S. Department of Education to allocate funds on the basis of the more accurate of two allowable data sources: the number of students reported to the federal government by each state education agency or data from the American Community Survey (ACS). The department determined that the ACS estimates are more accurate, and since 2005, those data have been basis for the federal distribution of Title III funds. Subsequently, analyses of the two data sources have raised concerns about that decision, especially because the two allowable data sources would allocate quite different amounts to the states. In addition, while shortcomings were noted in the data provided by the states, the ACS estimates were shown to fluctuate between years, causing concern among the states about the unpredictability and unevenness of program funding. In this context, the U.S. Department of Education commissioned the National Research Council to address the accuracy of the estimates from the two data sources and the factors that influence the estimates. The resulting book also considers means of increasing the accuracy of the data sources or alternative data sources that could be used for allocation purposes.

Author : Penny McKay
Publisher : Ernst Klett Sprachen
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 3125343984

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Assessing Young Language Learners by Penny McKay Pdf

Publisher description: In this book the author builds a comprehensive framework for the assessment of young language learners in both foreign language and second language learning situations. She begins by considering why we need a special book on young learner assessment, and describes the nature of young learner language learning. The assessment approach is task-based and is centred around tasks and techniques suitable for young learners, with particular emphasis on classroom assessment. Oral language assessment, and reading and writing assessment are addressed in separate chapters, as is the large-scale testing of young learners. Underpinned by sound theory, the book is full of practical guidelines, and draws on examples of assessment contexts, issues and practices from around the world.

Author : Eugene E. Garcia,Ellen C. Frede
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807778104

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Young English Language Learners by Eugene E. Garcia,Ellen C. Frede Pdf

It is well known that the number of non-English speakers is on the rise in the United States. What is less well known is that the largest proportion of this population is children under the age of 5. These young English language learners (ELLs) often demonstrate achievement gaps in basic math and reading skills when they start school. How best to educate this important and growing preschool population is a pressing concern for policymakers and practitioners. The chapters in this important book provide up-to-date syntheses of the research base for young ELLs on critical topics such as demographics, development of bilingualism, cognitive and neurological benefits of bilingualism, and family relationships, as well as classroom, assessment, and teacher-preparation practices. Contributors: Linda M. Espinosa, Margaret Freedson, Claudia Galindo, Fred Genesee, Donald J. Hernandez, José E. Náñez Sr., and Flora V. Rodríguez-Brown “This is a must-have for those who are working directly or indirectly with young English language learners.” —Olivia Saracho, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Author : Mikyung Kim Wolf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000053012

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Assessing English Language Proficiency in U.S. K–12 Schools by Mikyung Kim Wolf Pdf

Assessing English Language Proficiency in U.S. K–12 Schools offers comprehensive background information about the generation of standards-based, English language proficiency (ELP) assessments used in U.S. K–12 school settings. The chapters in this book address a variety of key issues involved in the development and use of those assessments: defining an ELP construct driven by new academic content and ELP standards, using technology for K–12 ELP assessments, addressing the needs of various English learner (EL) students taking the assessments, connecting assessment with teaching and learning, and substantiating validity claims. Each chapter also contains suggestions for future research that will contribute to the next generation of K–12 ELP assessments and improve policies and practices in the use of the assessments. This book is intended to be a useful resource for researchers, graduate students, test developers, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in learning more about large-scale, standards-based ELP assessments for K–12 EL students.

Author : John McE. Davis,John M. Norris,Margaret E. Malone,Todd H. McKay,Young-A Son
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781626165410

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Useful Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education by John McE. Davis,John M. Norris,Margaret E. Malone,Todd H. McKay,Young-A Son Pdf

The specific—and varied—ways in which assessment and evaluation can impact learning and teaching have become an important language education research concern, particularly as educators are increasingly called on to implement these processes for improvement, accountability, or curricular development purposes. Useful Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education showcases contemporary research that explores innovative uses of assessment and evaluation in a variety of educational contexts. Divided into three parts, this volume first examines theoretical considerations and practical implementations of assessment conducted for the purpose of enhancing and developing language learning. Part 2 addresses novel assessment development and implementation projects, such as the formative use of task-based assessments, technology-mediated language performance assessment, validation of educational placement tests for immigrant learners, and the use of assessment to help identify neurolinguistic correlates of proficiency. The final section of the book highlights examples of argument-based approaches to assessment and evaluation validation, extending this critical framework to quality assurance efforts in new domains. Adding to research on traditional and conventional uses of testing and evaluation in language education, this volume captures innovative trends in assessment and evaluation practice that explicitly aim to better inform and enhance language teaching and learning.

Author : Angela Hasselgreen,European Centre for Modern Languages,Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9287171556

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Assessment of Young Learner Literacy Linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages by Angela Hasselgreen,European Centre for Modern Languages,Council of Europe Pdf

Primary school teachers are increasingly faced with the task of assessing the literacy of pupils in a language other than a pupil's mother tongue. The handbook presents practical issues and principles associated with this assessment. The section on writing also contains a step-by-step guide for training teachers in the use of the material. Teachers will find tips on how to get pupils to write, how to assess their writing and how to give feedback. This is illustrated by pupils' texts and teachers' comments. In addition, the project website contains downloadable material for assessing writing. Samples of pupils' writing across a range of levels are provided exemplifying how to use the proposed material, with comments demonstrating how the assessment can be used as a basis for feedback to the pupils.

Author : Penny McKay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521841382

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Assessing Young Language Learners by Penny McKay Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive framework for the assessment of young language learners.

Author : David Nunan,Anaheim University Press
Publisher : Anaheim University
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780615401027

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Teaching English to Young Learners by David Nunan,Anaheim University Press Pdf

Author : Margo Gottlieb
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781936764310

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Common Language Assessment for English Learners by Margo Gottlieb Pdf

Learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate common language assessments for your English learners. With this step-by-step guide, teachers, school leaders, and administrators will find organizing principles, lead questions, and action steps all directing you toward collaborative assessment. Yield meaningful information for and about EL learning preferences, build student self-assessment, and inform your instructional decision making based on reliable results.

Author : Glenn Fulcher,Luke Harding
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000464665

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The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing by Glenn Fulcher,Luke Harding Pdf

This second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing provides an updated and comprehensive account of the area of language testing and assessment. The volume brings together 35 authoritative articles, divided into ten sections, written by 51 leading specialists from around the world. There are five entirely new chapters covering the four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as a new entry on corpus linguistics and language testing. The remaining 30 chapters have been revised, often extensively, or entirely rewritten with new authorship teams at the helm, reflecting new generations of expertise in the field. With a dedicated section on technology in language testing, reflecting current trends in the field, the Handbook also includes an extended epilogue written by Harding and Fulcher, contemplating what has changed between the first and second editions and charting a trajectory for the field of language testing and assessment. Providing a basis for discussion, project work, and the design of both language tests themselves and related validation research, this Handbook represents an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners working in language testing and assessment and the wider field of language education.

Author : Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou,Παύλος Παύλου
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0194372812

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Assessing Young Learners by Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou,Παύλος Παύλου Pdf

Helps teachers to assess children's progress in English, in a way that is appropriate for young learners.

Author : Larry Fenson,Virginia A. Marchman
Publisher : Brookes Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1557668841

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MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories by Larry Fenson,Virginia A. Marchman Pdf

With the CDIs, professionals tap into parents day?to?day knowledge about their children's language and communication skills. This User's Guide and Technical Manual provides complete instructions, technical reports, norms up to 18 months for the CDI