Alternative assessment and second language study: what and why?

Series or Serial: Digest

Publisher: Center for Applied Linguistics

Published At: Washington, DC

Date Published: 1994

Distributor: ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics

Source Address: 4646 40th Street, NW

Source City/State/Zip: Washington DC 20016-1859

Phone: 202-362-0700

Material Type: Information Analysis

Intended Audience: General

Physical Media: Print

Physical Description: 4 p

Subjects: English (Second Language); Educational Assessment

Abstract:
This digest looks at alternative assessment, authentic assessment, portfolio assessment, and the implications of their use in foreign and second language programs. References are included.

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