Learner-directed Assessment in Esl

This text integrates the theory and practice of learner-based assessment. Written in response to two recent movements in language teaching--learner-centered teaching and a renewed interest in authenticity in language testing--it examines the relationship between the language learner and language assessment processes, and promotes approaches to assessment that involve the learner in the testing process. Particular attention is given to issues of reliability and validity. Grounded in current pedagogical applications of authentic assessment measures, this volume is intended for and eminently accessible to classroom teachers and program directors looking for ways to include their students in the evaluation process, graduate students, and professional language testers seeking authenticity in assessment and desiring to create more interactive evaluation tools. Learner-directed Assessment In Esl Examines The Relationship Between The Language Learner And Language Assessment Processes, And Promotes Approaches To Assessment That Involve The Learner In The Testing Process. Grounded In Current Pedagogical Applications Of Authentic Assessment Measures, This Book Is Intended For Classroom Teachers And Program Directors Looking For Ways To Include Their Students In The Evaluation Process, And For Professional Language Testers Seeking Authenticity In Assessment And Desiring To Create More Interactive Evaluation Tools.--jacket. Moving Toward Learner-directed Assessment / Glayol Ekbatani -- Defining A Flexible Common Measurement Scale : Descriptors For Self And Teacher Assessment / Brian North -- Exploring The Effectiveness Of Self-assessment Strategies In Esl Placement / Diane Strong-krause -- Analyzing Self-repair : An Alternative Way Of Language Assessment / Erna Van Hest -- Portfolio Practices In Elementary And Secondary Schools : Toward Learner-directed Assessment / Margo Gottlieb -- Portfolios : Vehicles For Authentic Self-assessment / Alan Hirvela And Herbert Pierson -- Exploring Strategies In Test-taking : Fine-tuning Verbal Reports From Respondents / Andrew D. Cohen -- Epilogue : Promoting Learner-directed Assessment / Glayol Ekbatani And Herbert Pierson. Edited By Glayol Ekbatani, Herbert Pierson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 153-164) And Indexes.