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Breaking Down Integrated Performance Assessments

• Joshua Cabral, French, Spanish and World Language Teaching Ideas • Season 1 • Episode 252

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Have you ever wondered whether your tests, quizzes or assessments truly measure what your students can do with the language, or are they just looking at what students can memorize or explain about the language? In this episode we're diving into Integrated Performance Assessments, or IPAs, an effective way to assess how students are actually able to use the grammar, vocabulary and cultural understanding. An IPA assesses how students engage with the language through the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes. If you've been working toward proficiency-based instruction and looking for assessments that align with those goals, this episode will help you with that.

Topics in this Episode: 

  • Many teachers are moving toward proficiency-based instruction, but assessment often remains disconnected from communication goals.
  • If our goal is communication, then assessment should provide opportunities for students to communicate.
  • What is an Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA)? IPAs assess students through the three modes of communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal, Presentational
  • The three tasks are connected rather than separate activities.
  • Students move through a sequence that mirrors real-world communication: Receive information, Discuss information, Share information
  • An IPA focuses on what students can do with language rather than how many grammar rules they can identify.
  • Ready For Tomorrow Quick Win Course: Integrated Performance Assessments.

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