Add to ORKGThis article describes the development of a computer-based, self-access resource designed to increase foundational assessment knowledge among instructors of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs). The article begins with a review of the need for the project, describing the importance of assessment literacy for educators particularly within the LCTL context. Next it discusses a technology-based approach to providing LCTL educators with professional development materials designed to foster such assessment literacy. Specifically, it describes a downloadable workshop called Assessment for Language Instructors: The Basics, created for instructors and administrators of the STARTALK program, a federal initiative to provide summer LCTL programs f...
When a newly arrived English learner (EL) enters the classroom, time is not on the teacher’s side. I...
As assessment has become increasingly important, frequent, and consequential in all aspects of educa...
The development of the speaking skill at the lower levels of proficiency is seldom assessed as a mat...
This article describes the need for assessment literacy among less commonly taught language (LCTL) e...
Language testing has seen unprecedented expansion during the first part of the 21st century. As a re...
At some point, language teachers need to be engaged in language assessment in their profession. Beca...
Language assessment allows teachers to gather information about student learning and adjust their i...
In 1998 and 1999, three of the largest providers of educational tests introduced computer-based vers...
This article looks at the issue of assessment in language classes, presenting the theory behind it a...
In this literature review, I analyze the features and impacts of 14 programs which promoted teachers...
The mid- to late 1990s was an exciting time for those con-cerned with incorporating w technology int...
With the growing demand for and use of computer-based language tests (CBLTs) comes the need for clea...
The rapid change and use of computer technology has had a profound influence in the field of languag...
The rapid change and use of computer technology has had a profound influence in the field of languag...
Language testing and assessment have moved center stage in recent years, whether for educational, em...
When a newly arrived English learner (EL) enters the classroom, time is not on the teacher’s side. I...
As assessment has become increasingly important, frequent, and consequential in all aspects of educa...
The development of the speaking skill at the lower levels of proficiency is seldom assessed as a mat...
This article describes the need for assessment literacy among less commonly taught language (LCTL) e...
Language testing has seen unprecedented expansion during the first part of the 21st century. As a re...
At some point, language teachers need to be engaged in language assessment in their profession. Beca...
Language assessment allows teachers to gather information about student learning and adjust their i...
In 1998 and 1999, three of the largest providers of educational tests introduced computer-based vers...
This article looks at the issue of assessment in language classes, presenting the theory behind it a...
In this literature review, I analyze the features and impacts of 14 programs which promoted teachers...
The mid- to late 1990s was an exciting time for those con-cerned with incorporating w technology int...
With the growing demand for and use of computer-based language tests (CBLTs) comes the need for clea...
The rapid change and use of computer technology has had a profound influence in the field of languag...
The rapid change and use of computer technology has had a profound influence in the field of languag...
Language testing and assessment have moved center stage in recent years, whether for educational, em...
When a newly arrived English learner (EL) enters the classroom, time is not on the teacher’s side. I...
As assessment has become increasingly important, frequent, and consequential in all aspects of educa...
The development of the speaking skill at the lower levels of proficiency is seldom assessed as a mat...