Learning-Oriented Assessment: An Introduction
Traditionally, second or foreign (L2) language assessment has been mainly viewed as the product of large-scale proficiency exams or end-of-term summative tests intended to provide external measures of L2 ability (Turner & Purpura, 2015). To anyone who has taken an L2 test, it often appears that...
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| description | Traditionally, second or foreign (L2) language assessment has been mainly viewed as the product of large-scale proficiency exams or end-of-term summative tests intended to provide external measures of L2 ability (Turner & Purpura, 2015). To anyone who has taken an L2 test, it often appears that summative assessments “serve to catch learners out and to emphasize their weaknesses, rather than to ensure that every learner has the best set of opportunities to demonstrate their abilities” (Lyons & Tavares, 2011, p. 32). It is no wonder then that stemming in part from the social constructivist theories popularized in the 1970s, the notion of formative assessment (FA) has steadily gained traction for L2 testers, teachers, and researchers who recognize that assessment can and should play a role in learning so that every learner will be able to best demonstrate their abilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ba344e8b237496585c9c0931ae745772022-12-21T20:34:13ZengColumbia University LibrariesWorking Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL2576-29072576-29072015-02-01142384010.7916/D8FN1JVTLearning-Oriented Assessment: An IntroductionLauren Wyner0Teachers College, Columbia UniversityTraditionally, second or foreign (L2) language assessment has been mainly viewed as the product of large-scale proficiency exams or end-of-term summative tests intended to provide external measures of L2 ability (Turner & Purpura, 2015). To anyone who has taken an L2 test, it often appears that summative assessments “serve to catch learners out and to emphasize their weaknesses, rather than to ensure that every learner has the best set of opportunities to demonstrate their abilities” (Lyons & Tavares, 2011, p. 32). It is no wonder then that stemming in part from the social constructivist theories popularized in the 1970s, the notion of formative assessment (FA) has steadily gained traction for L2 testers, teachers, and researchers who recognize that assessment can and should play a role in learning so that every learner will be able to best demonstrate their abilities.https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8V4161G/downloadSecond language acquisitionSLAPsychology of learningEducational tests and measurementsAssessmentEducationEnglish language acquisitionELAEnglish languageApplied linguistics |
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| topic | Second language acquisition SLA Psychology of learning Educational tests and measurements Assessment Education English language acquisition ELA English language Applied linguistics |
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