Much like lesson plans, teachers always need new and evolving ideas for assessment and evaluation of ESL students. This page allows us to post new evaluation and assessment techniques to stay abreast of this important area. Please keep in mind the need for diagnostic, formative, and summative evaluations. Also, please remember that constant and timely feedback is very important.
An interesting article looking at assessment of ESL students in some mainstream classes in Ontario can be found here:
Teachers' Assessment of ESL Students in Mainstream Classes
There have been many articles written by educators about some assessment strategies for ESL students. The links below can speak to some of these ideas.
http://216.187.93.167/ergodocuments.htm (click on "first language assessment"): This assessment description describes how to assess a student in their learning in their first language. It is a useful tool, but should be used by a trained individual. A good document to look at!
Practical Assessments for ESL Students- some simple assessment ideas for mainstream curriculum.
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