Online Assessment of FL Student Proficiency: A Longitudinal Perspective
Subject Area
Special Topics
Abstract
This presentation focuses on the results of using the WebCAPE online proficiency test for the purpose of program assessment in the lower division curriculum of Spanish and French at Valdosta State University.
We will share assessment methodology, present findings from the data, and discuss how WebCAPE provides feedback to students of their own learning, and to instructors for curricular design improvements. We will also discuss strengths and challenges of using this online tool to assess proficiency, as well as considerations as we move forward.
This topic may be of interest to foreign language instructors, program coordinators, department heads, curriculum planners and assessment directors alike.
Brief Bio Note
Dr. Karen Acosta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Valdosta State University, and current coordinator of the lower division Spanish program.
Dr. Fleming L. Bell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Valdosta State University, academic advisor to Spanish majors, and former coordinator of the lower division Spanish program.
Both serve as members of their department’s assessment committee.
Keywords
foreign language, assessment, Spanish assessment, online assessment, French assessment, foreign language assessment
Location
Room 217
Presentation Year
March 2017
Start Date
3-24-2017 5:35 PM
Embargo
9-16-2016
Recommended Citation
Acosta, Karen and Bell, Fleming, "Online Assessment of FL Student Proficiency: A Longitudinal Perspective" (2017). South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL). 73.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/seccll/2017/2017/73
Online Assessment of FL Student Proficiency: A Longitudinal Perspective
Room 217
This presentation focuses on the results of using the WebCAPE online proficiency test for the purpose of program assessment in the lower division curriculum of Spanish and French at Valdosta State University.
We will share assessment methodology, present findings from the data, and discuss how WebCAPE provides feedback to students of their own learning, and to instructors for curricular design improvements. We will also discuss strengths and challenges of using this online tool to assess proficiency, as well as considerations as we move forward.
This topic may be of interest to foreign language instructors, program coordinators, department heads, curriculum planners and assessment directors alike.
