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Download full textShank, Kathlene S. – 1976
A standardized language arts achievement test can be used by language arts teachers as they plan the language arts curriculum, group pupils, individualize instruction, and identify pupils needing special help. Two interventions, training and process consultation, were used to identify the most effective method of training preservice elementary…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Language Arts, Language Tests
Ingram, D. E. – 1984
The use of language proficiency rating scales in Australian school language programs is discussed, focusing primarily on the Australian Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ASLPR), the only direct instrument developed in Australia that is in widespread use and that has been extensively tested. It is also the only one developed for use with a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Language Proficiency
Ingram, David E.; Wylie, Elaine – 1985
While a broad range of tests is available for second language testing, two of the basic approaches are developmental and non-developmental testing. The former is based on psycholinguistic evidence that language development is systematic, with all learners progressing through the same stages. The latter includes content selected in an ad hoc…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation
Grosse, Christine Uber; And Others – 1992
A study investigated: (1) the average language proficiency level as determined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) attained by 271 college seniors majoring in 6 languages (Spanish, French, Russian, German, Japanese, Italian); (2) current and projected uses of the ACTFL OPI by…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Seniors, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements
Wing, Barbara H.; Mayewski, Sandi F. – 1984
A handbook designed to acquaint college and university language departments with recent developments in oral proficiency testing gives an overview of the rationale, development, procedures, and implications of oral proficiency evaluation. The discussion is placed in the context of college and university language teaching. An overview section…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
