| Meeting 15 • 23 February 2010 |
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2/28/10
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Main topic(s): Rubrics; Teaching and Testing Writing |
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(10) assessment in the news! Obama & NCLB - changes in school assessment (0782); Santa Cruz assesses languages as unnecessary (reason: too expensive)
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(60) more about ACTFL Guidelines for Writing (0013); introduction to Oregon standards for everything (0023 chronology), for second languages (0698), for math (0695), and for writing (0698); outstanding article about teaching writing (Barnett, 0009); setup for FLL 2002 assessment of 300-level writing proficiency (0313)
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(20) Assignment: create a scoring guide for a language activity, with reflection; more comments about the "BIMP"; photocopied work samples; I'm considering including this in a panel discussion that replaces the final exam (perhaps with invited guests from the FLL Assessment Committee)
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(10) adjust outline for rest of course: possible topics include course assessment, curriculum assessment, program assessment, department assessment, technology-based assessment
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| Upcoming class meetings |
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23 & 25 Feb.: assessing writing (L2, of course; but how about L1?); teaching writing; same for listening and reading; much more about rubrics (and an assignment to create one); course, curriculum, program assessment; thinking about the BIMP
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This section offers a PREVIEW, not activated assignments. Assignments are made, with announcement of their deadlines, both in class and on the "schedule" page.
Reading for upcoming topics: 0699 ACTFL "Blueprint for Action on Language Education (2005); Donato, et al, "Literary Discussions and Advanced Speaking Functions: Researching the (Dis)Connection" (FLA 37.2, 183-9; here 0104abs the abstract); ••more to come
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