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	CAL: Digests: Alternative Assessment and Second Language Study: What and Why?
		Alternative assessment is an ongoing process involving the student and teacher in making judgments about the student's progress in language using non-conventional strategies.
		According to studies such as these, alternative assessment that involves the learner in self-assessment is recommended, despite possible claims of subjectivity as a negative factor in their use.
		Finally, language programs that focus on alternative assessment are likely to instill in students lifelong skills related to critical thinking that build a basis for future learning, and enable them to evaluate what they learn both in and outside of the language class.
	www.cal.org /resources/digest/hancoc01.html (1664 words)

	Alternative assessment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the education industry, alternative assessment or portfolio assessment is in direct contrast to what is known as performance evaluation, traditional assessment, or summative assessment.
		Some of the characteristics of a portfolio assessment is that it emphasizes and evidences the learning process as an active demonstration of knowledge.
		Alternative assessments are used to encourage student involvement in their assessment, their interaction with other students, teachers, parents and community.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alternative_assessment (172 words)

	Education Policy Analysis Archives: Vol. 3 No. 6 Sanders & Horn "Educational Assessment Reassessed"
		Alternative assessment, because of time constraints and, in the case of performance assessments, the complexity of the exercises, is generally limited to only a few tasks (Maeroff, 1991, p.
		For alternative assessment schemes, which require that criteria for acceptable performance, articulation of performance levels, and training of assessors be revised in addition to devising a new problem or performance task, revision is clearly more difficult, time-consuming, and expensive.
		Alternative forms of assessment are also viable tools for the assessment of student progress and attainment, so long as care is taken to assure their validity and reliability.
	epaa.asu.edu /epaa/v3n6.html (6556 words)

	Alternative Assessment
		Alternative assessment uses activities that reveal what students can do with language, emphasizing their strengths instead of their weaknesses.
		Alternative assessment instruments are not only designed and structured differently from traditional tests, but are also graded or scored differently.
		Alternative assessment methods work well in learner-centered classrooms because they are based on the idea that students can evaluate their own learning and learn from the evaluation process.
	www.nclrc.org /essentials/assessing/alternative.htm (1738 words)

	Ensuring Equity with Alternative Assessments
		These new alternative assessments and standards have been heralded as the answer to a whole host of education ills, including the apparent or real gap in performance between students of different ethnic, socioeconomic, and language backgrounds.
		Alternative assessments often have high fidelity for the goals of instruction and require students to solve complex, real-life problems.
		When preparing and administering assessments, teachers can follow guidelines for equitable assessment in the classroom and make use of accommodations and adaptations to the assessment to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and achievement.
	www.finchpark.com /courses/assess/equity.htm (1845 words)

	Cindy's Portfolio/ Alternative Assessment Bookmarks
		Teachers who have begun to use alternative assessment in their classrooms are good sources for ideas and guidance.
		A portfolio assessment system is suggested to bind quantitative and qualitative data together to produce a broader reflection of the learning of special education students.
		Assessment may be defined as "any method used to betterunderstand the current knowledge that a student possesses." This implies that assessment can be as simple as a teacher'ssubjective judgment based on a single observation of studentperformance, or as complex as a five-hour standardized test.
	www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu /depts/edu/textbooks/assessment.html (1460 words)

	Alternative Assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As the term implies, alternative assessment is an alternative to traditional assessments of students.
		Alternative assessment requires students and teachers to reflect upon previous work, progress, and possible improvements.
		Product orientated assessment is a performance based assessment that requires student to research a topic of interest, create visuals, and present the material to a panel of educators.
	students.uwsp.edu /mlemm682 (1254 words)

	Alternative Assessment Strategies
		A well developed assessment plan and a properly executed functional behavioral assessment should identify the contextual factors that contribute to behavior.
		This situation is often referred to as a "performance deficit." Students who can, but do not perform certain tasks may be experiencing consequences that affect their performance (e.g., their non-performance is rewarded by peer or teacher attention, or performance of the task is not sufficiently rewarding).
		For instance, should a teacher report that Lucia calls out during instruction, a functional behavioral assessment might reveal the function of the behavior is to gain attention (e.g., verbal approval of classmates), avoid instruction (e.g., difficult assignment), seek excitement (i.e., external stimulation), or both to gain attention and avoid a low-interest subject.
	cecp.air.org /fba/problembehavior/strategies.htm (1439 words)

	Alternative, Performance-Based Assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Alternative assessment is a term used to indicate alternatives to standardized testing.
		Assessment relies primarily on procedures that reflect the ongoing life of the classroom and typical activities of the children.
		Assessment avoids approaches that place children in artificial situations, impede the usual learning and developmental experiences in the classroom, or divert children from their natural learning processes.
	www.ncrel.org /sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea5lk19.htm (250 words)

	Math Forum: Bibliography - Alternative Instruction/Assessment
		Portfolio assessment, a significant issue in alternative instruction, is not included; however, I felt that this bibliography would be more accessible to teachers if it presented ways in which assessment could be altered without drastic restructuring of class and curriculum.
		The alternative assessment was performance-based, rather than involving traditional assessments which generally test for isolated facts rather than applied knowledge and student understanding of concepts.
		One study looks at alternative assessment in thirteen third-grade classrooms, one looks at interviews with students in these classrooms, and one examines the work and roles of the teachers who participated in the study.
	mathforum.org /~sarah/Discussion.Sessions/biblio.assessment.html (2160 words)

	Comparing Assessment
		The language teaching profession in the United States is now having a love affair with a new kind of assessment, one that is variously called “authentic assessment,” “alternative assessment,” or “performance assessment.” These are being hailed as the true path to educational reform.
		The assessment requires time, as well as interaction between the assessor and the person or property being assessed, so that the congruence of perception with reality or, in our case, the congruence between underlying mental processes and surface observation, can be verified.
		Authentic assessment tasks are by design "ill-structured challenges" (Frederiksen 1984), since their goal is to help students prepare for the complex ambiguities of the “real” world.
	www.sedl.org /loteced/comparing_assessment.html (1192 words)

	Alternative Assessment Primer, Education Up Close, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online
		Alternative assessment requires students to demonstrate the skills and knowledge that cannot be assessed using a timed multiple-choice or true-false test.
		Alternative assessment is almost always teacher-created and is inextricably tied to the curriculum studied in class.
		Alternative assessments help schools prepare students for the complex tasks that will be required of them when they become adults by focusing on thinking skills rather than memorization.
	www.glencoe.com /sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/32 (1014 words)

	Alternative Assessment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Assessment programs must be combined with high performance standards and must encourage and lead learning--not just measure it.
		Assessment must be fair and equitable as well as valid and reliable.
		To meet these criteria, the assessment must have a clear, precise connection with the expected learning and give students an opportunity to demonstrate performance (not just knowledge and skills) and use alternatives in demonstrating their mastery.
	www.ncrel.org /sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/science/sc5alter.htm (238 words)

	The Assessment Experts
		Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, a department of the University of Cambridge.
		Assessment is the key to identifying and measuring learning - it shows us when education works.
		Cambridge Assessment is a department of the University of Cambridge, and a not-for-profit organisation.
	www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk (156 words)

	A Collection of Assessment Strategies, Assessment in Math/Sci 2 of 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Most of the examples are embedded assessment (that is, the assessment is part of instruction and informs the teacher how to adjust instruction during the teaching process).
		These examples are not designed to be used as final assessment rubrics to quantify whether or not the students have achieved the Alaska Content Standards.
		Self-assessment and peer assessment can sometimes be combined onto one checklist format; however, one set of responses may influence the other.
	www.educ.state.ak.us /tls/frameworks/mathsci/ms5_2as1.htm (2234 words)

	Featured Articles
		Assessment is an important element in the teaching and learning process that challenges instructors to consider evaluation techniques that meet the learning needs of today’s adult learners.
		Assessment philosophy and practices must affirm that adult learners do vary in their needs due to such factors as having different cognitive experiences and educational backgrounds.
		Alternative assessments offer teachers new perspectives on student learning such as insights to their individual learning styles.
	www.usdla.org /html/journal/FEB02_Issue/article04.html (2151 words)

	ANU - Disability Services Unit - SAS
		For the purpose of this booklet, alternative assessment refers to any alteration to the standard form of assessment (examinations and/or assignments) or conditions relating to the assessment which are put in place to accommodate a student's disability.
		The purpose of alternative assessment strategies is to minimise the impact of the student's disability upon assessment performance.
		When selecting an alternative assessment strategy for an individual student, a number of factors must be considered if the strategy is to be effective.
	www.anu.edu.au /disabilities/resources_for_staff/alternative_assessment.php (6586 words)

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	ALA \| Alternative assessment in higher education
		These forms of alternative assessment are wide-ranging, including portfolios, performance assessments, rubrics, peer- and self-assessments, options for evaluating the work of cooperative learning groups, and ideas for creating and assessing problem-based or active learning experiences.
		Originally emerging in the K–12 system, these assessment practices are being widely reinterpreted nationally and internationally in college and graduate classes, with the goal of expanding possibilities for teaching and learning, creating options for divergent learners, and providing opportunities for applying practical, critical, and even original thinking.
		Readers interested in alternative assessment can find here a resource for study in the areas of the use and development of scoring rubrics, performance assessment in the classroom, and current assessment practice for the Web-based classroom environment.
	www.ala.org /ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2004/november04/alternativeassessment.htm (1560 words)

	Alternative Assessment References and Resources
		Alternative assessment leads to students monitoring their own progress, teachers making more informed decisions about their students' levels of understanding, and policy makers having access to accountability data that more closely mirror the skills and applications valued by society.
		This overview of alternative assessments as they are developing in the U.S. begins with a critique of traditional (multiple-choice) testing and continues with an examination of performance assessments.
		Performance assessment procedures and a portfolio assessment framework for monitoring the language development of language minority students in the upper elementary and middle grades are presented.
	www.gwu.edu /~eaceast/reslist/alter.html (3282 words)

	CAL: Digests: Practical Ideas On Alternative Assessment For ESL Students
		Many educators have come to recognize that alternative assessments are an important means of gaining a dynamic picture of students' academic and linguistic development.
		"Alternative assessment refers to procedures and techniques which can be used within the context of instruction and can be easily incorporated into the daily activities of the school or classroom" (Hamayan, 1995, p.
		Alternative assessment includes a variety of measures that can be adapted for different situations.
	www.cal.org /resources/digest/tannen01.html (1557 words)

	Assessment
		Alternatives to standardized tests are becoming more frequently used in all classrooms.
		It is important to create alternative assessments that ensure equal opportunities for all students to demonstrate their abilities and achievement.
		They have involved their students in the design of the assessment and have selected tasks that are clearly aligned with the material being taught.
	newali.apple.com /ali_sites/deli/exhibits/1000347/Alternative_Assessment.html (1377 words)

	Alternative Assessment and Technology. ERIC Digest.,
		Altering assessment practices is likely to affect curriculum, teaching methods, and students' understanding of the meaning of their work.
		A newly designed assessment system must accurately measure and promote the complex thinking and learning goals that are known to be critical to students' academic success and to their eventual sustained achievement and contribution to their communities.
		The view of assessment carried over from the last century is that there are underlying mental traits and that a test is a sample behavior which provides an imperfect measure of the underlying characteristic the test was meant to measure.
	www.ericae.net /db/edo/ED365312.htm (1991 words)

	References Continued 3
		Assessment of children in kindergarten and the first years Of primary school.
		Laing, S.P. & Kamhi, A. Alternative assessment of language and literacy in culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
		Lewis, B.A. Teacher satisfaction with standardized assessment reports: Implications for the use of dynamic assessment as an alternative assessment method.
	dynamicassessment.com /_wsn/page8.html (3388 words)

	Sec508Assessment
		The purpose of this economic assessment is to discuss and, where possible, quantify the costs and benefits of the electronic and information technology accessibility standards issued by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) under the authority of section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998.
		Therefore, this assessment may to some degree overstate the costs and benefits since the value of potential undue burden exception could not be realistically estimated for this assessment.
		While the economic assessment can be an important tool to inform the discussion, it was never intended to be the dispositive analysis of all possible costs and benefits of the standards, nor is it intended, as suggested by the commenter, to guide the implementation of the standards in any way.
	www.access-board.gov /sec508/assessment.htm (17491 words)

	Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
		Assessment in Higher Education has annotated lists and links to resources about assessment of student learning in higher education.
		Assessment resources for on-line courses, from the University of Texas at Austin Center for Instructional Technologies.
		Assessment Glossary, from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
	www2.acs.ncsu.edu /UPA/assmt/resource.htm (7702 words)

	Alternative Assessment Research Paper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Instead, alternative forms of assessment are beginning to be favored over traditional forms such as standardized testing.
		Disadvantages of portfolio assessment also exist: in many studies, “students found that keeping a portfolio contributed little to their self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses and, in some cases, that it even reinforced weaknesses without pointing the way to development” (McMullan, et al, 2003).
		Also, by giving the students control over their assessments, which, effectively, is what these forms of alternative assessments are doing, it is possible that these tools can be abused.
	tiger.towson.edu /~rchapl1/research/paper.htm (2501 words)

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