| Performance Assessment Initiative
Directory of K-12 Foreign Language Assessment Instruments and Resources
Purpose:
The goal of this project is to provide detailed information about assessment
resources for foreign language educators of students in grades K-12.
Overview:
Since 1996, CAL has collected and published two annotated bibliographies of
assessment instruments and resources primarily for grades K-8. In December
of 1999, the first on-line assessment resource guide for grades 9-12, was
created. Like its predecessors, the 1999 resource contained detailed descriptions
of instruments currently in use as well as internet and published resources
on assessment. The active nature of this latest resource, however, allowed
CAL to offer a searchable database. In addition, descriptions of new assessment
instruments or resources could be added on a continuous basis. Starting in
2000, the database has included updated descriptions of assessment instruments
listed in the 1997 bibliography (see below) and additional descriptions of
assessments used with students in grades K-12. If you have an assessment
instrument or resource that you would like to share with other foreign language
educators, please contact CAL. This
resources guide provides you with a number of assessment resources:
The National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center and CAL
have chosen to publish this guide on the web so that new
publications, Internet resources, and assessment instrument
descriptions can be added on a continuous basis. If you are
interested in contributing or suggesting materials for the
guide, please contact us. This unique format of the guide
also allows you to search the database for descriptions of
assessments that match your needs. After you browse through
our guide, please let us know if you have any suggestions
for making it more helpful.
Additional Resources:
www.cal.org/ericcll/k12assessment
The On-line Foreign Language Resources Guide is a searchable K-12 assessment
instrument database developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics in collaboration
with the NFLRC. The database allows you to customize searches and retrieve
descriptions of assessment instruments. You can browse through this site and
submit a description of an assessment or assessment resource for inclusion
in the database, which will be continuously updated and enhanced. There is
now a link between this database and the post-secondary assessment instrument
database at the National Capital LRC/CAL Web
site to allow access to instruments K–16. |
