General Education Assessment
Spring 2010
Form 1
Category: Foreign Language
Instructor ____________________
Class __________________________
Instructions:
Complete only the cells that apply. Leave others blank. This is a word document. Cells will expand as you type.
Suggestions for clarifying the learning objectives are included. If you clarified or subdivided any of the objectives differently, feel free to change the
suggested text, or add your own in the “Other?” cell. If you do not subdivide the objectives, complete only the shaded areas.
If you have questions about how to complete the form, contact Kris Bendikas, 437-4793 or email assess@albany.edu Please return the form and
any supporting materials to assess@albany.edu no later than February 26, 2010.
Learning Objectives
These are the four
objectives for this
category.
1.
Students will
demonstrate
proficiency in the
understanding and
use of fundamental
elements of a
foreign language.
The following are suggestions
for making the objectives more
specific and therefore easier to
measure. One or more of these
may apply to your class. If you
interpret the objective another
way, feel free to add your own
statement.
Assessment tools
The list represents a generic
variety of tools. Feel free to
add others in the additional
spaces if the ones you intend to
use are not represented.
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
Your Choice of Tool
For each assessment tool that you intend to use, briefly
(2-3 sentences) describe how it will allow you to
measure the learning objective. For instance, if you
chose a component of an essay exam, how do you know
it effectively measured the students’ mastery of the
particular objective it was designed to assess? Leave
blank those that you will not use.
Samples
Indicate
which
tools are
attached
with an
“X”
A. Students will develop a basic
vocabulary allowing them to
speak and write about every-day
topics.
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
B. Students will be able to
pronounce and spell words
correctly in oral and written
communication.
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
C. Students will be able to
accurately use elements of
language such as verb forms and
verb tenses, noun phrases,
pronouns, adjectives,
conjunctions, prepositions and
adverbs in their written and oral
communication.
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
D. Students will be able to
communicate effectively using
appropriate sentence structure
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
and organization.
E. Other?
2.
Students will
demonstrate
knowledge of
distinctive features
of the culture(s)
associated with the
language they are
studying.
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
A. Students will be able to
identify and act out the
social traditions/habits that
characterize the culture
associated with the
language they are
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
studying.
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
B. Students will be able to
identify and accurately use
various levels of the
language they are
studying.
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
C. Students will be able to
describe distinctive
culinary, artistic, religious
or historical traditions of
the culture associated with
the language they are
studying.
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
D. Other?
Items on quizzes
Items on multiple choice tests
Components of essay exams
Components of out-of-class
writing assignments
Components of term/research
papers
Components of group projects
Components of oral
presentations
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