[ola] Re: Invitation to test creation day - April 13th (Friday)
- From: Nanosh Lucas <nanoshlucas@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:48:07 -0800
This question did come up during our conversation. I believe the concern was
that we couldn't deny students a test that earned foreign language credits
based on the standards for our classes (I'll have to check with Teresa Sayre on
this), but I don't think we'll be advertising it like that; we'll be looking
for heritage native speakers who would be best suited for this kind of exam.
Our French program is highly impacted by a flood of native and heritage
speakers because we don't have an SNS program (it was before, as well).
Nanosh
On Mar 9, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Arnold Bleicher wrote:
> 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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