Linguafolio+Session

Notes from the assessment presentation on //Linguafolio.//

STARTALK Linguafolio session:

Assessment manifesto Stiggins (2008) []

Effective classroom assessment improves student performance .5 – 1.0 SD (Black & Williams, 1998) []

Balanced Assessment is a portrait, not just a number. Tied to local and personal needs.

Assessment of learning (jumping the bar, sorting, time driven) vs. Assessment for learning (mosaic artwork – small pieces develop the portrait)

Great soccer referee photo from world cup holding up a yellow card = teacher

External test scores can be input into Linguafolio by the testing companies OPI, AP etc.

Student can put in novel things, like they follow the tweets of a famous French pop singer.

Culture: Reporting on cultural experiences

How does this make you feel? What more do you need to know? What are you going to do about it?

External raters will be able to comment. Trainer external raters (CASLS, NSCSSFL?) will be able to review user:mrosenbu