ERIC Number: ED392269
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 145
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ISBN: ISBN-1-85359-270-6
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Curriculum Related Assessment, Cummins and Bilingual Children. Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Series No. 8
Cline, Tony, Ed.; Frederickson, Norah, Ed.
British editors and authors have applied Jim Cummins' creative ideas in various settings in British schools, by using a novel technique of curriculum related assessment with bilingual children. Articles in five chapters demonstrate the flexibility, promise, and limitations of this technique. Articles include: "The Development of a Model of Curriculum Related Assessment" (Norah Frederickson and Tony Cline); "Context, Content, and Language" (Constant Leung); "Using Curriculum Related Assessment Sheets in the Primary Classroom" (Athene Grimble and Liz Filer); "Differentiating the Secondary Curriculum" (Deryn Hall); "The Cummins Framework as a Decision Making Aid for Special Education Professionals Working with Bilingual Children" (Usha Rogers and Alan Pratten); "The Application of Cummins' Model to Work with Students with Hearing Impairment" (Ann Robson); "A Study of Oral Language Proficiency of Portuguese Bilingual Children in London" (Olga Barradas); and "A Resource for Assessing the Language Skills of Bilingual Pupils" (Mike Haworth and John Joyce). (Contains references.) (NAV)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Curriculum Based Assessment, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Models, Oral Language, Portuguese, Secondary Education, Special Education, Student Evaluation, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Multilingual Matters Ltd., 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007 (ISBN-1-85359-270-6, paperback; ISBN-1-85359-271-4, hardback).
Publication Type: Books; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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