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Azran, Raquelle – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1992
Pedagogical and administrative problems in teaching English to native speakers are reviewed, including criteria for students and teachers and lack of a graded syllabus. Guidelines for solving these problems are proposed. (LB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, Bilingual Students, English
Ghadessy, Mohsen – Guidelines: A Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, 1988
After noting limited interest in the teaching and/or testing of paralinguistic features of spoken English, this article describes a test that includes a number of items uttered differently, which students are asked to interpret. Suggestions are offered regarding test administration, test items, and student evaluation. (five references) (LB)
Descriptors: Adult Students, English, Foreign Countries, Kinesthetic Methods
Conoley, Jane Close, Ed.; Kramer, Jack J., Ed. – 1989
Commercially available tests and measurement instruments for use with English-speaking subjects are described and reviewed. Only tests that are new, have been revised since last reviewed in the Mental Measurements Yearbook series, or are considered established and highly used are included. The contents are as follows: (1) a bibliography of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, English, Intelligence Tests, Language Tests
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
Results of the Diploma Examinations Program conducted by Alberta Education during June 1989 are provided. This report is designed to assist policymakers and educators in reviewing the effectiveness of their programs and in reinforcing instructional successes previously achieved. The grade 12 program is intended to develop and maintain excellence…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
A brief overview of the Diploma Examinations Program conducted by Alberta Education during 1989-90 is provided. All grade 12 students in Alberta are required to write at least one diploma examination, either English 30 or English 33, to receive a high school diploma. The Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program is intended to develop and maintain…
Descriptors: Bulletins, English, Field Tests, Foreign Countries
Download full textArlington County Public Schools, VA. – 1997
The rubrics are designed for productive use (speaking and writing) of English and Spanish in two-way bilingual immersion programs. The rubrics were developed by classroom teachers working in elementary school Spanish partial immersion programs, in consultation with a special education teacher, reading specialist, middle school partial immersion…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English, Evaluation Criteria
Savignon, Sandra J., Ed.; Berns, Margie S., Ed. – Studies in Language Learning, 1983
This collection of papers is a resource for classroom teachers and program administrators who want to know not only what the communicative approach to language teaching is all about but how the goal of communicative competence is being met in teaching contexts similar to their own. Papers and authors include: "Functional Approaches to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Strategies
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1993
The 1992 achievement tests for the Alberta (Canada) public schools show what students in grades 3, 6, and 9 can do in social studies, language arts, and mathematics, respectively. Results are reported in terms of curriculum standards, achievement standards, and assessment standards. In June 1992, there were 41,696 students in grade 3, 37,837 in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
