Non-Linguistic Factors That Influence Learning
Strategies and Styles
Assessment and Evaluation for the ELL
Assessment in the Classroom and Standardized tests
Why Alternative Assessment for ELLs?
100
Young children are typically _______ self-conscious about learning a second language than adults. (less or more)
What is less?
100
Teachers use this to make learning more effective, engaging, and rapid.
What is learning strategies?
100
Classroom teachers need to be accountable for the ________ of their teaching.
What is effectiveness?
100
Teachers need to distinguish if content has been mastered or if ____________ has interfered with student learning.
What is language?
100
Lack of English fluency does not signify lack of ________.
What is intelligence?
200
Impulsivity and _____-taking behaviors appear to be important to successful learning of a second language.
What is risk?
200
Learning styles that use white boards, videos, real-objects, and illustrations
What are visual aids
200
Ongoing evaluation of student performance to guide teaching and assess learning by collecting and analyzing student work.
What is formative program evaluation?
200
The most common way to assess ELL's.
What is oral language proficiency test?
200
The practice of judging student progress by methods, instruments, and documentation other than standardized tests.
What is alternative assessment?
300
Teachers must display _______ for second language learners their ________ and language groups.
What is respect and cultures?
300
Language processing may involve both __________ and production simultaneously.
What is comprehension?
300
Survey that alerts administrators and teachers to further evaluate proper placement for the student.
What is Home Language Survey?
300
____________ must be made for ELL's when taking a standardized test.
What are modifications?
300
Assessment reflects actual classroom tasks in local curriculum content and provides true information about language acquisition.
What is authenticity?
400
Cognitive styles refer to the way learners approach problem-solving tasks, and ________ information.
What is organize?
400
Judge how well one has accomplished a learning activity after it has been completed.
What is self-evaluation?
400
Referes to the adequacy and appropriateness of the interpretations made from assessments in regard to the specific use of the assessment results.
What is validity?
400
Individuals who administer any statewide assessment test must be adequately ________ by the school district.
What is trained?
400
The most popular form of alternative assessment.
What is a portfolio?
500
ELL students are mainstreamed in an English classroom.
What is immersion?
500
Work together to boost one's own confidence and reduce anxiety when completing a task.
What is cooperation?
500
Refers to the consistency of assessment results obtained over a given period of time, when scored by different raters, or over different measurements of samples of the same behavior.
What is reliability?
500
At the discretion of _________, Ells may chose to take the test in a separate room with an ESOL or bilingual teacher.
Who are parents?
500
Assessment tool that involves teachers taping students as they read passages with varying degree of difficulty.
What is IRI ( Informal Reading Inventory)?