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Assessment accommodations for classroom teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students / Socorro G. Herrera, Kevin G. Murry, Robin Morales Cabral.

Van Pelt Library LC3731 .H475 2007
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Herrera, Socorro Guadalupe.
Contributor:
Murry, Kevin G.
Cabral, Robin Morales
James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Children of minorities--Education--United States--Evaluation.
Children of minorities.
Multicultural education--United States--Evaluation.
Multicultural education.
Linguistic minorities--Ability testing.
Linguistic minorities.
Educational tests and measurements.
Teachers--Training of--United States.
Teachers.
Teachers--Training of.
Ability--Testing.
Evaluation.
Children of minorities--Education.
United States.
Physical Description:
xxi, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, [2007]
Summary:
Assessment Accommodations for Classroom Teachers of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students details effective classroom assessment practices and usefully organizes recommended strategies around the four critical dimensions of the CLD student biography: the sociocultural, linguistic, academic, and cognitive dimensions.
Contents:
Chapter 1 Classroom Assessment amidst Cultural and Linguistic Diversity 1
What's Different about Today's Classroom? 4
Immigration Fallacies and Facts 4
Immigration Trends and Dynamics in the United States 7
What's Changed about the Readiness of Classroom Teachers for Student Diversity? 12
What's Evolved about Appropriate Assessment Practices for CLD Students? 13
Chapter 2 Authentic Assessment 20
Rationale for the Use of Authentic Assessments 22
Reliability and Validity of Authentic Assessments 25
Types of Authentic Assessment 26
Performance-Based Assessments 26
Portfolios 29
Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment 32
Interview-Based Assessment 34
Play-Based Assessment 37
Cooperative Group Assessment 38
Dialogue Journals and Scaffolded Essays 39
Scoring and Related Issues of Authentic Assessment 42
Rubrics 42
Checklists and Questionnaires 45
Additional Considerations 46
Chapter 3 Preinstructional Assessment and the CLD Student 50
Formal and Informal Preassessment 53
History/Herstory: What the CLD Student Brings to the Classroom 54
Biopsychosocial History of the CLD Student 55
Education History of the CLD Student 60
Language History of the CLD Student 67
Preassessment Resources: Home Visits and School Conferences 70
Chapter 4 Assessment of Acculturation 78
Acculturation and Enculturation Processes 81
When What Used to Work No Longer Works 82
Acculturation Dynamics 85
Relationship between Cultural Identity and Acculturation 88
The Role of Acculturation and Emotions in Learning 92
Assessing Level of Acculturation 92
Informal Assessment of Acculturation 95
Formal Assessment of Acculturation 103
Impact of Acculturation on Appropriate Methods of Assessment 105
Using Acculturation Information to Inform Instruction 108
Cultural Differences as Learning Assets 109
Programming-Related Issues: Assessment of Acculturation 115
Identification 115
Placement 115
Monitoring 115
Exit 116
Chapter 5 Assessment of Language Proficiency 118
Rationale for Language Proficiency Assessment 121
Rationale for Assessing Primary Language Proficiency 121
Rationale for Assessing English as a Second Language 122
Key Elements of Language Acquisition and Proficiency 123
Syntax 124
Morphology 124
Phonology 125
Semantics 128
Pragmatics 129
Informal Assessment of Language Proficiency 131
Key Issues in Informal Assessment 131
Home Language Surveys 133
Parent Interviews 138
Informal Assessment of Academic Language Proficiency 141
Formal Assessment of Language Proficiency 159
Standardized Formal Assessments of Language Proficiency 160
Further Considerations 165
Programming-Related Issues: Language Proficiency Assessment 166
Identification 166
Placement 166
Monitoring 166
Exit 166
Chapter 6 Assessment of Content-Area Learning 170
Formative Content-Area Assessment 174
Informal Formative Assessment 175
Formal Formative Assessment 199
Summative Content-Area Assessment 202
Informal Summative Assessment: Portfolios as Authentic Assessments 202
Formal Summative Assessment: High-Stakes Tests 204
The Role of Language in Content-Area Assessment 205
Bias in Classroom-Based Content-Area Assessments 208
Programming-Related Issues: Content-Area Assessment 211
Identification 212
Placement 212
Monitoring 212
Exit 212
Chapter 7 Special Education Issues in the Assessment of CLD Students 214
What Is Special Education? 218
Is Disproportionality Really an Issue? 220
Why Should We Be Concerned? 222
Implications for Classroom Teachers 224
The Importance of Information: Review and Request 227
Preassessment for Special Education 228
Attention to the Assessment Process 229
Reevaluation Considerations 237
Chapter 8 Postinstructional Assessment 240
Teacher-Driven Postinstructional Assessment 242
Linguistic Postinstructional Assessment 243
Academic Postinstructional Assessment 248
Cognitive Postinstructional Assessment 254
Sociocultural Postinstructional Assessment 256
But What about the Grade? 260.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-300) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
ISBN:
0205492711
OCLC:
70219998
Publisher Number:
9780205492718

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