[ola] Re: Invitation to test creation day - April 13th (Friday)
- From: Arnold Bleicher <arnoldb@xxxxxxxx>
- To: OLA Listserve <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:39:59 -0800
My one concern here is how this would impact your numbers, especially at
the higher levels, if you are allowing kids to test out of a Span 1 class
or Span 2 class. I could see how this test might be used for placement or
perhaps to justify skipping a level - I thought you had mentioned that
this assessment was for Heritage speakers who did not want to take Spanish
but wanted to get the credit. That I can get behind. I'd have to ponder
the possible implications of allowing kids to test out of a FL class. I
suppose if they are not college-bound it would be OK, but who knows what
decisions they may make later. Also, beware of how parents might react.
I'm all for assessing performance/proficiency.
Arnold
On 3/9/12 11:16 AM, "Nanosh Lucas" <nanoshlucas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Emily Mather and I will be once again working on creating a leveled test
>for Spanish in mid-April. We've set Friday, April 13th as a work day.
>Scott Rex should also be able to attend. Any more takers?
>
>Purpose: To allow students of Spanish who are not interested in taking
>Spanish to take an exam testing all modalities. We are focused on one
>novice-level test that students would have to pass at NH to get two years
>of graded, FL in Spanish; in addition, we are creating an
>intermediate-level test that students would produce IL and earn 3 years
>of FL credit or IM to earn 4 years of FL credit. This may change as we
>have more input...
>
>Implications:
>1) Tests that could be used from district to district.
>2) Common goals - what students should be able to produce at these levels.
>3) Common assessments - a modified form of the same assessment could be
>given periodically to our students that we could use to share and compare
>data with.
>4) ?
>
>Let us know if you're on board - we could use your input. We'll be
>looking at the pre-assessments the OLA group came up with at the
>beginning of the year, along with the new material we worked on this
>week. You'll need to get a Professional Development day from your
>district - we don't have $ to pay - sorry!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Nanosh
>
>
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