Readings

Readings:

Day 2 Read this plus ch. 2 of the Gensee Upshur text

Day 3 Read chs. 1 and 3 of H and pages 51-58 of this document. Note: This document contains the entire ch. 3 of MM. Refer to it to complete other readings as well. PowerPoint from this day in class.

Day 4 Read ch. 6 of H, MM 68-77 found in the McMillan Ch. 3 doc. and the following PDF of Anderson and Wall PowerPoint from this day in class.

Day 5 MM 62-68 found in the McMillan Ch. 3 doc; Ch. 4 H PowerPoint from this day in class.

Sept. 16 - Day 6 Ch. 5 H; Ch. 4 G.U., also see 65-68 of MM (accidentally included those pages in the reading for day 5)

Sept. 21 - Day 7 Be prepared for unit exam and read Ch. 7 H. for discussion after the unit exam.

Sept. 23 - Day 8 Guest speaker Dr. Jerry Larson

Sept. 28 - Day 9 Test Tasks/Items -- Ch. 10 GU; Ch. 8 H (Note: Slide 3 shows some modifications of steps of test prep. for use by individual teachers)

Sept. 30 - Day 10 Cloze/Dictation - Students Present, Ch. 14 H.

Oct. 5 Testing Reading - Ch. 11 H

Oct. 7 Testing Listening - Ch. 12 H

Oct. 12 Testing Grammar and Vocab. - Ch. 13 H

Oct. 14 Independent Work, No official class meeting Please do the reading, the following material will be covered on the test. Test Administration - Ch. 16 H

Oct. 19 Testing Young Learners, Ch. 15 H (Wyatt and Desiree Present) Due: Test prep. Group One

Oct. 21 - NO CLASS

Oct. 26 Unit 2 Exam Testing,

Oct. 28 Class Observations - Ch. 5 G. U. Portfolios and Conferences - Ch. 6 G.U., MM 233-256

Nov. 2 Interviews, Journals, Questionnaires - Ch. 7 G.U. (Leigh and Paul Present) Due: Test Prep. Group 2 -- Portfolio

Nov. 4 Assessing/Testing Writing - Ch. 9 H

Nov. 9 Guest Speaker - Deryl Lonsdale, Elicited Imitation

Nov. 11 Assessing/Testing Speaking - Ch. 10 H

Nov. 16 Assessing Culture - Shulz Article (Carl and Desiree Present)

Nov. 18 Assessing Affective Outcomes - MM 260-292 (Unit Exam 3 - Testing Speaking, Writing, and Alternative Assessment - TAKE HOME :) Nov. 23 - NO CLASS !!! Friday Instruction
 * Due: Test Prep Group 3 -- Rubric for a Speaking or Writing Activity**

Nov. 30 Analyzing Test Results -- Appendix 1 H

Dec. 2 Prep. for Final

Dec. 7 Final Presentation of test development

Dec. 9 Last Class Day; Take Final Exam; Party

Dec. 14 Due: Focused Research Review