1. The Ecology of Language Assessment Carl Falsgraf, Director CASLS

2. The Language Education Ecosystem Curriculum Instruction Formative Assessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Summative Assessment REFLECTION

3. Can one assessment do it all?

4. ASSESSMENT CONTINUUM Teacher administered Customized Curriculum dependent + high validity + supports instruction - low reliability - context dependent Expert administered Standardized Curriculum independent + high reliability + context independent - low validity - divorced from instruction STAMP?

5. Proficiency PerformanceAchievement OPI Oral quiz Service learning project Weekly quiz Final exam STAMP?

6. Specifications of Intended Test Use (SITU) (Norris, 2003) Who are the test takers? Who are the test score users? What is the purpose of the test? What information should the test provide? What are the intended consequences of using the test? Norris (2000) STAMP?

7. 0 0+ 1 1+ 2 2+ 3 3+ 4 4+ 5 ILR Novice-High Novice-Mid Novice-Low Intermediate-High Intermediate-Mid Intermediate-Low Advanced Plus Advanced Superior Benchmark 1 Benchmark 2 Benchmark 3 Benchmark 4 Benchmark 5 Benchmark 6 ACTFL BENCHMARKS Assessment

8. STAMP 101 By teachers, for teachers By teachers, for teachers Designed to inform, not just measure Designed to inform, not just measure Online: Anywhere, anytime, anybody Online: Anywhere, anytime, anybody Computer adaptive reading/listening Computer adaptive reading/listening Computer assisted speaking/writing Computer assisted speaking/writing

10. STAMP LISTENING

11. STAMP READING

14. NOELLA SPEAKING

19. Example of a good item

20. Example of a bad item

21. Level 3 Level 4

22. CLASS REPORT

23. PROGRAM REPORT

24. SLA Web

25. National 3rd/4th YR Japanese Data

26. Proficiency Levels by Years (Spanish - High School - 7500 students) 1 year of study 2 years of study 3 years of study 4 years of study

28. NEEDS AUDIT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRESS CHECK DIAGNOSIS IMPROVE INSTRUCTION MOTIVATE STUDENTS NCLB/STAMP AP/OPI STAMP MIDTERM LINGUAFOLIO ASSESSMENTS

29. DEVELOPING AN ASSESSMENT PLAN CLARIFY GOALS DEFINE PURPOSES/USES RESEARCH EXISTING TOOLS DEFINE INTERNAL TOOLS INITIATE ASSESSMENT LITERACY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

30. SAMPLE ASSESSMENT PLAN