APLING 670 - Language Assessment in the Multilingual Classroom

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
This course addresses assessments of English learners (ELs) in ESL/Bilingual classrooms and introduces specific practices that support fair and equitable assessment of ELs. Students become familiar with assessment principles and concepts (validity, reliability, proficiency, dominance, norm- and criterion- referenced testing), social policy concerns, and types of assessment in the context of Massachusetts curricular frameworks. Students apply these concepts to assessment design and other classroom practices.

Enrollment Requirements:
Pre-req = APLING-MA students only

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