Assessment and accountability in language education programs : a guide for administrators and teachers / Margo Gottlieb, Diep Nguyen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gottlieb, Margo

Contributor:

Nguyen, Diep, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

English language--Ability testing.

Physical Description:

xvii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Caslon Pub., ©2007.

Summary:

This groundbreaking book provides a field-tested approach to accountability for ELLs. Gottlieb and Nguyen propose the BASIC (balanced assessment and accountability system, inclusive and comprehensive) model. This model is research-based and grounded in practice. It relies on multiple forms of assessment data from multiple stakeholders that yield a body of evidence on language learners’ learning and academic achievement. This user-friendly guide exemplifies how to plan, collect, analyze, and use evidence of students’ language development and academic achievement to: Respond to external accountability requirements; Guide classroom instruction; Improve programs for language learners; Inform school and district level policymaking; Strengthen advocacy efforts on behalf of language learners. Gottlieb and Nguyen document how teachers and administrators in a linguistically and culturally diverse school district collaborate in the design of an assessment system for their language education programs, and they show us how educators use evidence of student performance to inform their decisions. Central to their work is the pivotal portfolio, something new in the assessment literature. The pivotal portfolio is different from the traditional portfolio in that it follows the student for the length of the student’s participation in the language education program and it contains evidence gathered by collaborating teachers of essential student learning and achievement. The text is brought to life through the voices of teachers, samples from student portfolios, and longitudinal data on program effectiveness. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Assessment and Accountability in Language Education Programs: National and Local Perspectives

The BASIC Model for Language Education Programs

Developing a Comprehensive Assessment Framework for Language Education Programs

Using the Pivotal Portfolio to Profile Student Learning

Using Evidence to Drive Decision Making in Dual Language Programs

Using Evidence to Drive Decision Making in Transitional Bilingual Programs

Developing an Evaluation Framework for Language Education Programs

Making It Work in Your Language Education Program: Lessons from the Field.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index.

ISBN:

0972750770

9780972750776

OCLC:

77476454