Table of Contents

Index of Figures and Reproducibles

Preface

1 Moving Toward Authentic Assessment

· Assessment of English Language Learning Students

· Definition of Authentic Assessment

· Purposes of this Book and Target Audience

· Overview of the Book

2 Designing Authentic Assessment

· Approaches to Teaching and Learning

· Types of Authentic Assessment

· Awareness of Authentic Assessments

· Designing Authentic Assessments

· Technical Quality of Authentic Assessments

· Issues in Designing Authentic Assessment

· Conclusion

· Application Activities

3 Portfolio Assessment

· Instructional Context

· What a Portfolio Is and Isn’t

· Self-Assessment: The Key to Portfolios

· Managing Portfolios

· Using Portfolio Assessment in Instruction

· Conclusion

· Application Activities

4 Oral Language Assessment

· Nature of Oral Language

· Authentic Assessment of Oral Language

· Using Oral Language Assessment in Instruction

· Conclusion

· Application Activities

5 Reading Assessment

· Nature of Reading in School

· Authentic Assessment of Reading

· Using Reading Assessment in Instruction

· Conclusion

· Application Activities

6 Writing Assessment

· Nature of Writing in School

· Authentic Assessment of Writing

· Using Writing Assessment in Instruction

· Conclusion

· Application Activities

7 Content Area Assessment

· Content Area Instruction in Schools

· Authentic Assessment in Content Areas

· Using Content Area Assessment in Instruction

· Conclusion

· Application Activities

8 Examples from the Classroom

· Talk Show

· Geoboard

· Magnet Experiment

· Interpreting Portfolio Entries

· Reading Response Time

· Anecdotal Records

· Book Talks: Integrated Reading

Appendix

Sample Entries from Roxana’s Portfolio

Glossary

References

Index of Classroom-based Assessment Techniques