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ESL Formal & Informal Assessments
Topic Started: Apr 16 2017, 05:21 PM (44 Views)
JennyLi
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ESL Formal Assessments:

• WIDA Access Placement Test: is used as a screening test to determine the language level of students entering a U.S. school
• WIDA Access Test: is given yearly and the results are used to determine the student’s growth and progress

ESL Informal Assessments:

• Consists of evidences teachers collect on a continuous basis to measure progress of students in mastering skills
• Provides feedback to students, classroom teachers and parents
• Each student is compared to his/her prior level of achievement
• Provides evidences to the teacher if the lesson/skill needs to be taught again

Performance-Based Assessments: Based on classroom instruction and everyday task.

• Oral responses
• Oral reports
• Presentations
• Demonstrations
• Written assignments

Portfolio Assessments: Systematically collect variety of student work over time that reflects growth toward the achievement of specific objectives.

• Test scores/data
• Sample work
• Evaluations
• Checklists

Based on the formal and informal Assessments, the instructional focus:

• Beginning Level: Letters and sounds, vocabulary and basic survival English Speaking and listening are the focus
• Intermediate Level: Integrate comprehension, speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
• Advance Level: Reading, writing, grammar, grade level material, and independent work


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Jennyjli

Informal testing is a large part of my data collection as a special education teacher. I check what my students know daily, and compare it to where they were a week ago, a month ago, etc. If I were an ESL teacher I would do the same thing. I like having warm up activities for my kids that are a review of a previously learned skill, and then I introduce a new skill to them slowly. Thanks for the tips on informal assessment!

Paige Lee
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ambriz_d

I do a lot of background knowledge assessment when I introduce a new topic, just to see where my students are and what they already know about a topic. I also use exit tickets and sometimes entrance tickets to see what is retained. I need to become better at organizing/recording my data.
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mltctroxel

In the past as a reading interventionist I have utilized both formal and informal assessments. I think it's important to collect a variety of work throughout the year to help determine how much growth has taken place.
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