Assessment Tools/ Practices for Language Immersion. Matt Rega Director of Assessment Minnetonka Public Schools October 16, 2014

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1 Assessment Tools/ Practices for Language Immersion Matt Rega Director of Assessment Minnetonka Public Schools October 16, 2014

2 Minnetonka Target Levels Grade ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Reading Intermediate High Writing Intermediate High Listening Advanced Low Speaking Intermediate High Reading Advanced Low Writing Advanced Low Listening Advanced Speaking Intermediate High Reading Advanced Writing Advanced Listening Advanced Speaking Advanced Low Reading Advanced Writing Advanced Listening Advanced High Speaking Advanced Low

3 Minnetonka Assessments Chinese Immersion Spanish Immersion! Youth Chinese Test (YCT)! Grades 1-3! YCT II, III, IV! Character Proficiency! Reading, Listening (1-3)! Writing (3)! DORA-Spanish! K-2! Decoding, Vocabulary, Comprehension! Online! Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK)! Grade 5! HSK Level IV! Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking

4 Immersion Assessment Rationale! Common Language Across District! ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines! Focus on Oral Language Proficiency! Standardization! Improved Reporting and Data for Teachers! Addresses Long Term Growth of Program! Increased Instructional Rigor

5 Language Immersion Assessment Enhancements! Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA)! ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL)! Standards Based Assessment and Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP)

6 Teacher s chance to modify curriculum/instruction for learning Immediate evidence Purpose is improvement Students check their understanding

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8 Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA)! June 2014! 15 Chinese and Spanish Teachers! Assessed Winter and Spring ! Grade 3-8! Train the Trainer Model: Follow up Oct and March Objective: Teachers learned about the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and how to create rubrics to assess Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational modes

9 Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA)

10 Grade Level Proficiency Level Sequence in Year Theme and Topic Grade: 1 st Grade Spanish/Chinese Celebrations: Thanksgiving Targeted Proficiency Level: Novice Sequence in Year: 2 nd Quarter November Essential Question Content/Culture Goals What should students know and be able to do by the end of the unit? What is Thanksgiving? For what are we thankful? 1. Students will understand the origin for Thanksgiving. 2. Students will understand the tradition of being thankful. 3. Students will use simple, learned expressions to say what they are thankful for. 4. Students will be aware of similarities and differences in celebrations between Hispanic/Chinese and American culture. Interpretive Task (Listening-Reading) Students listen to a story about Thanksgiving read by the teacher and then complete the related assessment. Presentational Task (Writing and Speaking) Students will make a book about what they are thankful for using pictures and/or written words. Interpersonal Task (Speaking) Students will share with each other what they are thankful for. Connections to Common Core Standard(s) Learning Area: Social Studies Level: 1st Grade Content: History SOC.01.History.1 Know events and people associated with key turning points in history.

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13 IPA Scoring Scale for Skyward

14 Used to determine if students have mastered specific competencies of learning Usually occurs at the end of academic practice, unit, quarter, semester, year Used to identify instructional areas that need additional attention Comprehensive in nature

15 ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) Listening to Directions Measures: Reading Speaking Listening Interpersonal Video Chat

16 Drag and Drop Technology Enhanced Items AAPPL

17 AAPPL Interpretive Reading Scroll through pictures to match the text

18 AAPPL! Implemented Fall 2013! Currently administered in Spring! Grades 3-5! Provides realistic role-play scenarios! Interpersonal Listening/Speaking! Interpretive Reading

19 Chinese and Spanish Immersion Interpersonal Listening and Speaking Chinese Immersion Chinese Immersion Spanish Immersion Spanish Immersion Fall Spring Fall Spring Grade N AAPPL Mean Rating Prof. Level AAPPL Mean Rating Prof. Level N AAPPL Mean Rating Prof. Level AAPPL Mean Rating Prof. Level N-4 Int. Low I-2 Int. 233 I-1 Int. Low I-2 Int N-4 Int. Low I-2 Int. 204 I-2 Int. I-3 Int I-1 Int. Low I-2 Int. 169 I-2 Int. I-3 Int. 19

20 dle School Placement! I-Can Statements! Created by teachers! Measures the following! Interpretive Listening! Interpretive Reading! Interpersonal Communication! Presentational Writing! Presentational Speaking

21 Standards-Based Assessment and Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP)! Implemented Spring 2013! Currently Administered in May! Grades 6-8! Provides realistic role-play scenarios! Interpersonal Listening/Speaking! Interpretive Reading! Presentational Writing! Administered to select High School students to align to AP Chinese and Spanish Exam

22 Chinese and Spanish Grades 6 and 7 Mean Proficiency Scores Reading Writing Listening Speaking Grade 6 Total Chinese Immersion (N=51) Mean Score Prof. Level Nov Int Int Low Int Grade 6 Total Spanish Immersion (N=133) Mean Score Prof. Level Int Int Int Int Grade 7 Total Chinese Immersion (N=31) Mean Score Prof. Level Nov Int Low Int Low Int Grade 7 Total Spanish Immersion (N=110) Mean Score Prof. Level Int Int Int Int Low Grade 6 End of Year Target Levels Int High Int High Adv Low Int High Grade 7 End of Year Target Levels Adv Low Adv Low Adv Low Int High 22

23 STAMP Reading Identifying The Target Audience

24 STAMP Reading Identifying A Problem

25 STAMP Writing Responding To A Friend In An

26 STAMP Listening Listening To A Radio Announcement

27 STAMP Speaking Describing Your Friends In Detail

28 Advantages of Immersion Assessment Plan! Strong emphasis on measuring oral target language skills! Gradual growth from target language performance to target language proficiency! Clear reports to help guide instruction and inform parents/students! Authentic assessments positively effecting instruction

29 Questions??? Contact Information: Matt Rega Director of Assessment for Minnetonka Public tonkaassessment.blogspot.com