Pause to Consider II -Due Sunday

Look at p.250

Pause to Consider -Due Wednesday

This week:


1. Read the material.

2. Post on the Blog.



3. Using the same sample material I sent before in Spanish, create a writing quiz. Take a look at the elements and consider that this sample page is for an elementary level.

ACTFL OPI

There is no quiz scheduled for this week. Please read the content of the ACTFL OPI at the bottom of your Quia page. The recording: I will have someone come to UDB on Thursday at 3PM. As a group, you will record and evaluate this person for about 30 minutes taking into consideration the points established by ACTFL. Then, individually, you will tell me what the level of this person is based on the ACTFL scale. If you have a conflict with this meeting, you need to let me know ASAP -Tuesday the latest- and I will think of something else.

Testing -your way...

Two things in this blog.

1. Tell me how you would use technology in your classes when testing. Tell me about the difficulties you are likely to find in an environment like the one in El Salvador. Keep in mind that testing does not refer to quizzes and exams only.

2. Post questions about the assignment here.

Chapter 8 -New Directions.

Participate in the blog through Wednesday.

Think of this class. The instructor lets you take the quizzes as many times as possible, yet some don't take advantage of this opportunity. If this were an in-person class, I would still have you take the quizzes online because I believe it takes pressure off your shoulders, and it serves me a different purpose: a tool for learning and teaching. Not every teacher would do that, though. Most people will give you a quiz during class and whatever the result you get, that's it! Think about this for a minute before you leave your comment. What advantages does Quia give you? Would you favor in-class quizzes?

Class Concerns

What's on your mind? Share your concerns with me and the class. Do not type your name.

Social Policy vs Assessment

Read this stub below from your book and from Wikipedia, and comment

1. How would your assessment of a student affect him/her socially? Of course you are not send this person to be killed, but you may affect their raise, promotion, etc.

2. The Ephraimites did not have to pay for the test. We all pay for TOEFL or a local placement test. The rich have easy access to these, and they even have access to tutors or preparatory courses. Is this fair?

Origin

The term originates from the Hebrew word "shibbólet" (שִׁבֹּלֶת), which literally means the part of a plant containing grains, such as an ear of corn or a stalk of grain^[3] or, in different contexts, "stream, torrent".^[4][5] It derives from an account in the Hebrew Bible, in which pronunciation of this word was used to distinguish members of a group (the Ephraimites), whose dialect lacked a /ʃ/ sound (as in shoe), from members of a group (theGileadites) whose dialect did include such a sound.

In the Book of Judges, chapter 12, after the inhabitants of Gilead inflicted a military defeat upon the tribe of Ephraim (around 1370–1070 BC), the surviving Ephraimites tried to cross the Jordan River back into their home territory and the Gileadites secured the river's fords to stop them. In order to identify and kill these disguised refugees, the Gileadites put each refugee to a simple test:

Gilead then cut Ephraim off from the fords of the Jordan, and whenever Ephraimite fugitives said, 'Let me cross,' the men of Gilead would ask, 'Are you an Ephraimite?' If he said, 'No,' they then said, 'Very well, say Shibboleth.' If anyone said, 'Sibboleth', because he could not pronounce it, then they would seize him and kill him by the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites fell on this occasion.

– Judges 12:5-6, NJB

Blog about a blog

Read the comments here about grading, testing and evaluation. Leave your comments on our blog. Due Wednesday!