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LinguaFolio Online

IF I WERE YOU…

WHY WE HATE ASSESSMENT“I JUST WANT TO TEACH IN PEACE

AND GIVE GRADES TO STUDENTS. I RESENT MUCH OF THE ASSESSMENT STUFF AS WAYS OF CRITICIZING TEACHERS FOR WASTING TAXPAYERS’ MONEY”

The Measurement Paradigm• Stable body of knowledge and abilities

• Can be elicited using scientific procedures

• Elicitations can be analyzed using mathematical models

• Examples: SAT, GRE, TOEFL

ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING

“Assessment Manifesto” Stiggins (2008)

Effective classroom assessment improves student performance .5~1.0 standard deviations. (Black & Wiliam, 1998)

Balanced Assessment• Evaluation = Assessment = Testing

• Multiple measures, judges, purposes

• A portrait, not just a number

• Tied to local and personal needs

• Common goals, diverse evidence

Assessment for LearningAssessment of Learning

Evaluation >> Description

Time-driven >> Proficiency-driven

Sorting >> Documenting

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Can you convince the jury?

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A GOOD ADVOCATE

How many learners used LFO?

Which features do learners use?

How much evidence are learners uploading?

How often did learners use LFO?

COMING SOON!• MULTILANGUAGE CAPABILITY • DATA AGGREGATION• INCREASE CAPACITY TO 100,000 USERS• CUSTOM CANDO STATEMENTS• INTERCULTURALITY• EXTERNAL RATING

PASSPORT

CanDo Checklist

INTERCULTURALITY HOW DO I RELATE TO AND INTERACT WITH PEOPLE

OF ANOTHER CULTURE?• HOW DO I FEEL?• WHAT DO I KNOW OR NEED TO KNOW?• WHAT WILL I DO ABOUT IT?

WHAT DO I KNOW AND FEEL ABOUT THE CULTURE’S PRODUCTS,PRACTICES, AND PERSPECTIVES

NOW WHAT?

INTERCULTURALITY

External Rating•Peer ratings•Teacher ratings•Official ratings

BRAVE NEW WORLD: LFO IN 20142011Critical Language Learning SystemLearning Styles InventoryContent for ChineseRevise interculturality items2012Social network for teachersContent for Arabic2013Customized dossierContent for Persian2014Social network for studentsContent for HindiRevise and verify interculturality items

IF I WERE YOU…