| Meeting 08 • 31 January 2008 • Thursday |
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2/4/08
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Main Topic(s): Rubrics & Scoring Guides (continued); assessing writing |
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(20) Some language-related rubrics / scoring guides (PSU First-Year German): a personalized project (introduce family); the first in-take assignment (get in touch with instructor and use some German); why I took Sara's advice about the SG for Assignment 1 (on-time; native/non-native English)
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(20) Synthesis: rubrics and the article about math in Washington state that was the basis of Assignment 1 (newspaper article reflection). First, we debrief the article and assignment: 1) with partner, summarize your reflections (recollection of test experience, what you learned about it from reading the article, application of the article and your testing experience to language learning / teaching / testing); 2) group discussion of the article itself - many different people found (or read into the article) many different things about math curriculum and assessment in Washington state; 3) group discussion about two particularly problematic issues: "standardized test" and "teaching to the test"; now the SG/rubric for the reflection
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(10) Break: Go get your coffee or your snack, but bring it back. We'll start promptly after 10 minutes, with or without you!
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(20) Examples of "high-stakes" use of rubrics: Oregon University System standards and descriptors for mathematics; Portland Public Schools World Languages Standards (2006) - wonder how these compare to the new Washington math standards and assessment? (Briefly, since the topic will return as a main focus in a couple of weeks.)
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(20) A little about teaching and assessing writing: ACTFL Writing Proficiency Guidelines; what goes on in TESL (HELP!); what's going on at PSU in the writing program / English department; an article about responding to student writing (0009, Barnett).
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(10) More about the FL and AL "cultures": the background and professional pursuits of the course instructors (here Fischer: overview • more about projects & publications)
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| Upcoming class meetings (5 February 2008, Tuesday) |
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Continuation of 31 January, and also testing/ teaching writing
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| Upcoming assignment(s) |
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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.
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| Announcements |
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Sara's MA thesis defense will be held in Room 109 of East Hall, on Wednesday, 6 February, from 1-3pm. She has graciously invited our class to observe. A thesis defense is yet another kind of assessment. If you even think you are going for an advanced degree, you might as well learn about this earlier rather than later.
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