Assigment 1

Written Assignment 1

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Veronica Galdos EDD 8110 CRN 32454 Assessment Literacy

Nova Southeastern University

January 17, 2016

Written Assignment 1

Assessments

The Department of Modern Languages and English as a Second Language is dedicated to identifying how well students learn and to the continuous improvement of the instruments used to gather this data (Stiggins & Chappuis, 2012). Using effective assessments aids student learning by “framing” how they learn (Gibbs, 2006, pg. 23); thus our students are assessed regularly. The chart in figure 1 contains the complete list of all assessments available through our department. Additional information for each assessment is provided in the next section.

Figure 1

Assessment Tool | Purpose(s) | Dissemination of Results | Use ofAssessment |

CLEP Exam (Foreign Languages only) | To measure subject area proficiency | Student, parent, university | Used to earn college credits |

Entrance Exam (ESL only) | To measure English proficiency at the start of the program | Student, legal guardians, teacher, ESL director, Admissions | Used to place student in appropriate ESL level |

Exit Exam (ESL only) | To confirm level 5 English proficiency | Student, legal guardian, teacher, department director, Admissions | Used to satisfy college admission requirement |

Final Exam | To measure accumulated understanding | Student and Registrar | Used to determine Final Course Grade |

Proficiency Exams (Foreign Languages only) | To measure beginning and end of semester proficiency | Student, teacher, chair of department | Used to measure student gains in the course |

Quizzes and Tests, mid-term exam | To measure accumulated understanding | Student and...