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Peer reviewedLantolf, James P.; Frawley, William – Modern Language Journal, 1985
Discusses problems with the ACTFL/ETS Oral Proficiency Guidelines and examines inconsistencies relating to three assumptions of oral proficiency (OPT)--hours of study, accuracy/interest, and errors. Further, it is argued that the main problems with OPT arise from an analytic approach and the native speaker yardstick. (SED)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods, Interviews, Language Tests
Download full textLyons, Sara – 1994
This guide, which is intended for adult basic education (ABE) practitioners in Victoria, Australia, details policies and procedures regarding the conduct of placement assessments of students entering or enrolled in ABE programs. The guide's aims are summarized in the introduction. Discussed in part 1 are the following topics: the content/purposes…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Based Assessment
Sousa, Ronald L. – 1977
The purpose of this practicum was to develop a bilingual management system to enable bilingual teachers to monitor individual students' performance in the bilingual program. This required: (1) revising the kindergarten thru sixth grade student performance objectives; (2) developing kindergarten thru sixth grade criterion-referenced tests and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Pimsleur, Paul – Language Association Bulletin, 1975
A norm-referenced evaluation system, which evaluates the student in comparison to his peers, is rejected in favor of a criterion-referenced system. The latter, which rates the performance of a student on an absolute standard, makes for an individualized approach. Two kinds of tests are distinguished, the formative, administered during the course…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Sousa, Ronald L. – 1977
The purpose of this practicum was to develop a bilingual management system to enable bilingual teachers to monitor individual students' performance in the bilingual program. This required: (1) revising the kindergarten thru sixth grade student performance objectives; (2) developing kindergarten thru sixth grade criterion-referenced tests and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Answer Sheets, Bilingual Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
PDF pending restorationSousa, Ronald L. – 1977
The purpose of this practicum was to develop a bilingual management system to enable bilingual teachers to monitor individual students' performance in the bilingual program. This required: (1) revising the kindergarten thru sixth grade student performance objectives; (2) developing kindergarten thru sixth grade criterion-referenced tests and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
PDF pending restorationSousa, Ronald L. – 1977
The purpose of this practicum was to develop a bilingual management system to enable bilingual teachers to monitor individual students' performance in the bilingual program. This required: (1) revising the kindergarten thru sixth grade student performance objectives; (2) developing kindergarten thru sixth grade criterion-referenced tests and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques
