1. The CALLA Handbook – Chapter 6 Assessing Student Progress in CALLA
Dr. Ellen de Kanter
University of St. Thomas
Instructional Strategies for the Content Area in ESL
BIED 5336

2. Alternative Assessment
Purposes
To place students into programs; monitor students’ progress;identify specific instructional needs; exit students from special language programs; conduct formative or summative program evaluation.
Rationale
Intrinsically interesting to students because it is authentic and varied.
Design
Focuses on four basic procedures:
Construction
Administrative Requirements
Scoring
Interpretation

3. Examples of Alternative Assessment
Performance Measures
Text Retelling
Cloze Testing
Holistic and Analytical Scoring of Writing Samples
Teacher Rating Scales
Student Self-Rating Scales
Assessment of Higher-Order Thinking Skills

4. Portfolio Assessment Reasons for Using Portfolios: Rationale
Systematic
Accessible
Focused
Efficient method of providing visible evidence of student progress
Useful for making instructional decisions

5. Portfolio Assessment Guidelines for Portfolio Assessment
Determine the purpose
Select information for the portfolio
Decide haw to organize it
Establish a data collection plan
Review the Students progress
Decide on portfolio use

6. The CALLA Handbook – Chapter 6 Assessing Student Progress in CALLA
Dr. Ellen de Kanter
University of St. Thomas
Instructional Strategies for the Content Area in ESL
BIED 5336