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What are the 6 facets of understanding
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- Explain concepts in words
- Interpret knowledge by means of multiple media
- Transfer and apply knowledge in new contexts
- Demonstrate perspective by seeing others’ point of view
- Display empathy by assimilating others’ experience in relation to past experiences
- Display self-knowledge using metacognitive reflection
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Testing must be an __ __ of a learning environment that encourages students to ___ __ and use L2 to fulfill ___ and ___ goals
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- integral part
- seek meaning
- academic, personal
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What standards has CA adopted?
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CCSS: Common Core State Standards
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What are 3 advantages of standards-based instruction?
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- Focuses what students need to know
- Helps avoid using material for younger or special ed students
- Protects from haphazard topic coverage
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When were schools subject to corrective action in NCLB?
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After 2 consecutive years of not making acceptable yearly progress (AYP)
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NCLB was essentially a High Stakes Assessment evaluating the effectiveness of (3)
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- teacher’s instruction
- principal’s leadership
- school’s worth
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What drives behavior in assessment tests?
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- Passing level (cut score)
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NCLB mandated that the evaluation of EL’s …
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occur separately from non-EL’s
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What were 3 problems with NCLB?
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- EL defined differently by states
- Sparse populations in some states created unreliable comparisons
- EL’s moved to mainstream were no longer associated with EL scores
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What were two outcomes of NCLB being replaced by ESEA (Every Student Succeeds Act)?
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- States again responsible for enforcing standards
- No rigorous or punitive National oversight
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What are some of the disadvantages of standards-based instruction for EL’s in terms of:
- Testing (1)
- Preparation for testing (2)
- School Reform (1)
- Educational Equality (1)
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- Broad standards with emphasis on high-stakes testing and attendant punishing consequences for low test scores
- Emphasis on testing leaves less time for academic subjects
- Pressure to test in English can lead to early exit for EL’s
- Treats the symptom, low achievement, rather than the systemic denial of equal educational opportunity
- Standards difficult to apply without educational equality
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What is true about Standards-based test score for children from families speaking dialects at home?
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Also low
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How many states adopted common core by 2015
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43 plus DC
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What 5 things do Common Core states agree to do in terms of:
objective (1)
assessment (1)
instructional decisions (1)
accountability (1)
States also agree to foster ___ and ___ improvement
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- Make college and career-readiness the salient objective
- Assess in a way so that support and intervention occurs when needed
- Based on timely, transparent data
- Set up accountability systems to track progress
- innovation, continuous
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What two next generation assessments are used and what sets one apart?
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- Smarter Balance (Adaptive testing)
- PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers)
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How is assessment linked to progress for EL’s?
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There is a linkage between standards, placement testing, instruction and record keeping.
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How is the ELD Framework structured and what does it specify?
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It is set up in stages and specifies what teaching and achievement looks like at various levels of proficiency
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What are the 3 stages for the California English Language Development Standards and how does it differ from the Natural Approach?
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- Emerging
- Expanding
- Bridging
vs. - Preproduction
- Early production
- Speech emergence
- Intermediate Fluency
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How do the California English Language Development Standards identify the 3 key domains of language proficiency?
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- Interacting in Meaning Ways
- Learning How English Works
- Using Foundational Literary Skills
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How do the California English Language Development Standards identify the 3 modes of communication?
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- Engaging in dialogue
- Interpretive: comprehend & analyze spoken/written texts
- Productive: Creating written texts and oral presentations
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How does the ELD framework determine levels and obtain evidence for advancing?
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By the level of communication: 1-word answers, simple sentences, etc.
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What is the significance of the student score on the California English Language Development Test?
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Corresponds to the skill level as defined by CA ELD
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What 4 domains does the California English Language Development Test measure?
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- Listening
- Speaking
- Reading
- Writing
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How often is the California English Language Development Test administered?
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On entry, then once annually
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What is the California English Language Development Test closely tied to and why?
CA ELA (English Language Arts) standards, to ensure a smooth transition for the EL's
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How are instruction and assessment linked CA?
standardized testing
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What is kept in mind when instruction designed for EL's?
Assessment
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What are 4 purposes of assessment
- Placement
- Day-to-day instructional decisions (mediate? etc.)
- Resource Decisions: (materials or instructional time)
- Measure achievement vs. standards
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What are 7 types of "tests" that can fulfill the 4 purposes of assessment?
- Proficiency
- Diagnostic / Placement
- Achievement
- Performance based
- Competency
- Student work samples
- Observations while students work
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What is the difference between formative and summative assessment?
- Summative: Used to assign final points or a grade
| - Formative: Used while a student is "in progress" towards mastery to correct and direct. It is not used for grading
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What is true about the type of assessment that will be more common due to Common Core standards that call for discipline-specific writing?
More formative assessment will be used
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What are 3 shortcomings of proficiency tests?
- Emphasis on decontextualized skills
- Poor tests of achievement due to little or no relationship to the content of an instructional program.
- Poorly diagnose knowledge a student has or is lacking
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Compare and contrast Diagnostic and Placement tests.
Both used to determine specific aspects of student proficiency. Diagnostic finds strengths and weaknesses while Placement often gives a single score to assign grade level
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What do achievement tests measure?
Success in learning specific instructional content
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What have national standards caused in terms of testing and curricular content?
A proliferation of tests that are not aligned with specific curricular content
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What are two common negative outcomes of Achievement Tests?
- Administrators use it as an index of academic success
| - May reduce time spent on language-development activities
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What types of tests do more than half the states use for promotion/graduation?
Competency tests
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What is true in many states when there is a failure to reach the minimum competency in Competency tests?
Mandated remediation
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What often overshadows curriculum and affective goals of schooling?
Economic and political pressure
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What is a growing alternative to standardized testing?
Performance-based testing
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What is the basis for performance-based testing?
Student work (play, oral report, lab report, etc.)
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What are two reasons standardized testing persists over performance-based testing
Economic and political investment
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What type of curriculum promotes both language and academic development for EL's?
Integrated
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In an integrated curriculum, comment on assessment, documentation of outcomes and tracking progress.
- A natural part of the curriculum
- A variety of ways
- Careful record keeping of observations allows tracking of progress
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What are the forms of authentic assessment?
Projects, portfolios, experiments, debates, etc.
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What makes an assessment "authentic"?
It stems directly from classroom activities
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What is an advantage of authentic assessment in terms of mediation?
It permits teachers to design and offer as needed.
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What is an advantage of Authentic Assessment compared to Performance-Based Assessment?
Corresponds directly to what is taught in class
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What are the two types of Performance-Based Assessment?
- Standardized: Tests, checklists, observations, rating scales
- Less Standardized: Work samples, anecdotal reports, behavioral reports
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What can using both standardized and less standardized assessments provide?
A cross-check of student capabilities
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Classroom testing can be used both __ and __
- Formatively
| - Summatively
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What is the first rule of testing?
Measure what is taught
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What can be done in testing to assist EL's with vocablary
Provide "word walls" - bilingual dictionaries
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How can testing anxiety be reduced with EL's?
Feature highly creative or divergent thinking as homework or group work
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What is a big advantage of standardized testing
Speed of scoring
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Rubrics used for grading can also be useful for 4 things for the student
- Clear picture of outcome
- Level of achievement expected for each score
- Format of the assignment
- Peer-assessment
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What are 5 things Portfolio Assessment can be used for?
- Maintain a long-term record of tangible progress (not just a number score)
- Celebrate the best works
- Show competence
- Showcase a project
- Document growth over time
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How should a teacher manage a student portfolio
Review it every few weeks noting strength, weaknesses, and making tentative conclusions that plan to help success
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What is a Portfolio Conference?
A parent-teacher (and student) conference where the student takes one of their favorite pieces of work and writes a one page summary to present to their parents.
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What are two benefits of standardized tests?
- Ease of administration
| - Ease of scoring
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What are two bases for standardized tests?
- Norm: Compares against a population with which the test has been standardized/normed
- Criterion: Used to find a level of skill mastery. Commonly used for placement or promotion
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What are 6 suggestions for helping students perform well on standardized tests?
- Focus on 1 question at a time
- Read carefully to understand the task
- Read ALL answers (especially when "best")
- Reread while considering answers
- Mark accurately
- Move on, but don't forget to mark a question
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What do EL's face when taking a standardized test?
More complex challenges in meeting the standards of the dominant culture
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What are two suggestions for standardized testing of EL's
- Keep it to a minimum
| - Do not place a student "at risk" solely based on resutls
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What is true about the range of assessment available to teachers?
It is broad ranging from formal (miscue analysis, SOLOM: Student Oral Language Observation Matrix) or informal (take notes to summarize later)
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What type of feedback can be given when a teacher gives an "assessment"?
Oral explanation or nonverbal
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What should student self-assessment be balanced with?
Teacher formative and summative assessments
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What are the pros and cons of student self-assessment?
Pros:
- Easy to administer
- Student ownership may improve motivation
Cons:
- Are they capable
- Some may view it as a waste of time or unfair w/o teacher involvement
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Discuss grading:
- Traditional
- Modified Traditional
- Pass-Fail
- Number (1-4)
- A-F
- A-F Modified also based on achievement, effort and behavior. A Qualifier will signify at, below or above grade level
- Avoids comparing EL's with non-EL's.
- Represents mastery of state standards. No weight on attendance or participation
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What four guidelines are suggested for the student final grade?
- What is the basis?
- What aspect of performance: linguistic, academic, cognitive, sociocultural
- How are aspects weighted?
- What is the weight of cooperation, attitude and motivation?
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How should grading and assessment be done in terms of thinking skills. responsibility, reading. writing, etc.
Assess across variable criteria
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What can be done to increase responsibility and ownership of grading and assessment?
Explain clearly the relationship between class effort and grade criteria
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In addition to knowledge and facts, what else should be taught?
Learning strategies
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What should be provided to the students to clarify expectations?
Rubrics and examples
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What should be done after each assignment?
Debrief and adjust accordingly
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What should you ensure standardized testing measures and approximates?
- corresponding tasks
| - students' ability
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What should a standardized test drive?
Curriculum
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In terms of assessment, what should be considered when using a standardized test?
Can it be supplemented with other information?
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How should testing relate to students' skills and behaviors?
A fair sample
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How should standardized testing results be presented to parents (4)?
- Describe the test and purpose
- Describe the students' overall performance w/ strength and weaknesses
- Pick a couple areas and give the percentile rank
- Give the context of the student's general performance
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What are 5 best practices in testing?
- Reflect the curriculum
- Build on student experience
- Be relevant to student experience
- Match student developmental level
- Assessment conditions should match learning conditions
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What is true about most states when it comes to identifying EL's and many w.r.t. redesignation?
- Specific laws address it
| - Procedures are in place for periodic evaluation
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What is a common method of IDing EL's and what are some districts required by law to perform if the home language is not English.
- Home Language Survey
| - Administer a placement test
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What is ideal w.r.t. the staff when assessing a student for placement?
Communicate in the families first language
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What two tests are common in assessing students for placement?
(LAS) Language Assessment Scales
| (BSM) Bilingual Syntax Measure
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What is best when assessing students for placement?
A variety of sources
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What two aspects make placement difficult even with testing?
- Proficiency in academic areas may vary
| - Age placement for those older, but with deficient language skills
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What was one benefit of the frequent testing of students in NCLB?
Useful for identifying students who need additional help
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What are 4 criteria for re-designation / exit procedures for EL's into the general population.
- Objective standards
- Measure speaking, comprehension, reading and writing
- Ensure that all academic deficits are remediated
- Evidence of ability to meaningfully participate in general program
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What do some districts organize to ensure representation of ethnic parents in implementing re-designation and exit procedures?
A Bilingual Advisory Committee
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What are 4 "geographic" norms for re-designation / exiting students from EL programs?
National, regional, state and district.
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What do some states set for proficiency in EL testing?
A cutoff score
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What do some states such as CO provide in addition to their standards?
Examples of "Body of Evidence" of proficiency
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Standardized tests are not necessarily suited to measure ___ ___ of EL's
language ability
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Often, the push is to re-designate students as fluent English-speaking ___ ___
too soon
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What is often true for EL's after re-designation / exit?
Support is not available
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What can reduce test anxiety?
Practice exams
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What is true about EL's and the time to take a test?
They may need more time
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What are two ways to build rapport with EL's?
- A teacher that can communicate in primary L
| - Ensure students don't resent the testing situation
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What are some cultural differences that can affect EL performance and affect evaluation?
* * May be embarrassed to volunteer a response / receive positive feedback
* * Some cultures:
- Not comfortable making eye contact with test administrator
- Discourage individuals from displaying knowledge
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Language placement tests are generally __ __ for assessing language skills
well suited
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What two things can be true about language tests translated to another language?
- Translations may lack correspondence frequency
| - Language-specific bias may be introduced
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What are two common forms of linguistic bias
- Geographic
| - Dialect
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What does cultural bias refer to?
Bias to values and items in the dominant culture
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What are some examples of class bias?
Words such as scallions, shallots and vacuum cleaner
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Is content bias an issue in mathematics?
It can be
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What skills will have greater expectations under Common Core for mathematics?
Linguistic skills
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What should be ensured when testing EL's in content area?
That they can express their knowledge regardless of language skills.
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In terms of an appropriate assessment plan for EL's what should be true about testing for content and language proficiency?
Tested in both languages
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In terms of an appropriate assessment plan for EL's what should be considered in terms
- activities for evaluation
- purpose
- of the student
- administration of assessment
- time given
- directions
- Various evaluation activities
- Clear assessment purpose
- student background
- Match classroom practice
- give extra time if needed
- Simplify directions in English, paraphrase in L1 or use of dictionaries as needed
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What are three things to consider to include context when assessing students
- Use familiar classroom materials
- Some questions/tasks in small groups discussion and individual writing
- Mirrors the familiar learning process
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A good test has __ __ and __
validity, reliability and practicality
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What is validity and what are two types of validity?
- It measures what it claims it measures
- Content: Samples the content it claims to measure
- Empirical: How effectively it correlates to some other known measure
- - Predictive: Future success
- - Concurrent: Another simultaneous measure (teacher's observation of proficiency, etc.)
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How do you know a test is reliable?
Yields predictably similar scores when re-taking
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What makes a test "practical"
It is relatively easy to administer and score (usable)
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What did one critic point out on how testing isn't needed to identify underperforming schools?
Go to a poor neighborhood
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What do critics state is necessary for higher test scores? (2)
- Increased resources
| - Better teachers
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Education policy should ...
Regarding
- Local autonomy
- Assessments
- Addressing inequity
- Curriculum
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- Honor local autonomy
- Employ better assessments
- Address the root cause of inequity
- Support a rich curriculum
