Authentic Assessment for English Language Learners: Practical Approaches for Teachers

by J. Michael O'Malley, Lorraine Valdez Pierce

This practical resource book will familiarize teachers, staff developers, and administrators with the latest thinking on alternatives to traditional assessment. It will prepare them to implement authentic assessment in the ESL/bilingual classroom and to incorporate it into instructional planning.

Genres: Teaching, Textbooks, School, Education, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

Reviews

[Carmen]

I realized after reading this book that this is where I got the idea to remove the option of multiple choice questions from tests. The book states that it assesses what the student does not know, instead of what they know. This is true. When I give tests in which the students can write a short constructed response, they preform better because they don't use words they don't know, or confuse a word with a similiar word and derive the wrong meaning.

[Haylee Frohlich]

Pretty good...for a textbook! There were ideas that I will actually use, and can translate into a regular ed class as well.

[Katelin]

All in all, this book had some good ideas.

[Molly]

There are lots of immediately usable assessment rubrics and guides in the text, making it a "keeper." While the text is somewhat repetitive in each chapter, the information is clearly presented and very useful. I would recommend this to any teacher who would like a basic text for assessing EL readers in their classroom.

[Aimee]

The good thing about this book is the chapters are super short!! Only two classes to go!

[Nissa]

Great Resource for all teachers!

[Marjikun]

i need for my research,,, so many usefull for me

[Suryana Ulfa]

good

[Abdullah]

That's awesome book that I have ever met before because of some reasons. First, it has a good transition in writing.

[Sodnom]

good

[Paula]

This is a very informative book on authentic assessments and how to implement them in your classroom along with data tracking and progress monitoring.

[Puput]

how to read it?