"HI Adina,
I like LOTE - languages other than English. However, here in Madison, we use "world languages"."
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Standardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level
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The state of Connecticut has mandated a 2 year world language requirement for students graduating in 2018 and beyond. I am currently doing research on the prospects of creating a standardized…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nancy Girald Aug 9, 2011.
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Nancy Girald replied to adina alexandru's discussion "world language" or "foreign language", is it semantics?Nancy Girald replied to James R. Yoder's discussion Proficiency Levels?"Hi James,
I completed a survey of Connecticut world language coordinators on a similar topic this past fall. In 2010, our legislators in Connecticut had agreed that a two-year high school graduation requirement would be on the books by…"
Nancy Girald replied to Nancy Girald's discussion Standardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level"Carmen, Thanks for the FLACS update. I am continuing my project after collating responses to a survey I had sent out to my colleagues in CT this past spring. I would be interested in sharing information with you and Francesco and your…"
carmen campos replied to Nancy Girald's discussion Standardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level"Hi Nancy,
F.L.A.C.S. (Foreign Language Association of Chairpersons and Supervisors) located in Long Island, NY created regional exams to replace the N.Y. S. Proficiency Exams that were eliminated due to the state's budget…"
Nancy Girald replied to Nancy Girald's discussion Standardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level"I have created a survey for CT coordinators and supervisors in an effort to get enough information for my research to articulate the parameteres of a possible proficiency assessment for CT LOTE learners. I will…"
Francesco L. Fratto replied to Nancy Girald's discussion Standardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level"NYS HAD one in place, but eliminated the creation of such exams due to the budget crisis in our state capital. They now mandate that one be locally developed. On Long Island, we have formed a consortium of over 81 school districts and schools…"
Andrew Richards replied to Nancy Girald's discussion Standardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level"We implemented STAMP at the end of our level 3 in German, French and Spanish for that very reason. We have taken the results and made a nice comparison chart. We were pretty pleased with it, except that there are not studies (that I know…"
Nancy Girald replied to Nancy Girald's discussion Standardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level"Thanks, Kristen. I will connect with the website to learn more."
Kristen Warner replied to Nancy Girald's discussion Standardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level"Nancy- Have you considered using STAMP?
http://avantassessment.com/products/about_stamp.html
Kristen Warner"
Nancy Girald posted a discussionStandardized Profiency Exit Assessment on the State Level
The state of Connecticut has mandated a 2 year world language requirement for students graduating in 2018 and beyond. I am currently doing research on the prospects of creating a standardized proficiency assessment to be given after two years of study of a world language. Is there any state that already has this in place? Is there a group researching this on a national level?
Nancy Girald replied to Alisha Dawn Samples's discussion LATIN links to innovative programs/practices?"We have been working on essential and guiding questions with our Cambridge-driven Latin 1-4 curriculum. You can look at this information on the Curriculum and Instruction menu on our district website www.madison.k12.ct.us. Go to pages 239-245 of the…"
Nancy Girald replied to Greta Lundgaard's discussion Performance Assessment"Here in Madison, CT, we have been working on benchmark assessments for the past couple of years. Since ideally we would like to assess student proficiency in speaking, writing, listening, and reading/viewing skills, we have a time crunch. Our system…"
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Leslie Baldwin replied to James R. Yoder's discussion Proficiency Levels?"Those are higher than the exit proficiency expectations we have set in NC. We also differentiated expectations by mode of communication and language type. You can see what we did by looking at the tables in the intro part of the…"
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