What's The Big Deal? Assessing To Help Our EL Students Succeed
Descripción
This mind map is designed to discuss the assigned readings from our Module 2 assignment. This provides examples of several types of assessments given to EL students.
What's The Big
Deal? Assessing
To Help Our EL
Students Succeed
Content-Knoweldge Based Assessment
Teacher modeling and
scaffolding is a MUST when
assessing an EL content
knowledge. Differentiated
instruction is also a way that
content-knwoledge
instruction can be assessed.
Using accommodations based on EL
level of profiency is a way to apply
and better test their content
knwledge.
In order for EL
students to have
critical thinking
skills, we must
SHOW and TEACH
them how to apply
those skills.
Performance-Based Assessments
This is based off of
everyday tasks from the
classroom instruction.
EL students can succeed
with this type of test if
they understand the
material and ourcome
expected of them.
Teachers can apply this to EL students by teacher-led and
student-led instruction. Teacher-based needs heavy
modeling for an EL. Student-based would require getting
to know the needs of the EL before creating classroom
tasks for them to complete.
Class projects,
presentations,
retelling stories and
working in a group
are all examples.
Portfolio Assessments
This is a type of
assessment that
shows a
descriptive way
of keeping
records of
student work
and growth.
Due to the documentation
of student work, teachers
are better able to keep
track of what students'
need for their success. This
is also a great assessment
to keep parents informed
of student progression.
This is great for EL
students because they
can express themselves
with the use of
pictures, recordings,
and role playing.
Authentic Assessments
This type os assessment helps
students construct their own
meaning of knowledge needed
to perform real-life tasks.
Relies heavily on
assessment driven
instruction.
The task
includes a
rubric that
shows the
skills the
student
needs to
meet.
Traditional Assessments
This type of assessment is
based off of simple recall from
the student.
Teachers who apply
these tests tend to
have teacher-led
classrooms.
Examples of this
would include
multiple choice tests,
true-false, or reciting
a poem.
Not a good form of
testing for EL
students who need
more language and
acquisition
support.