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STAMP Overview / My World Language Experience
STAMP Overview / My World Language Experience
What is the STAMP?
The STAndards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) is a test that was created to improve language-learning outcomes and to support excellence in language programs. This assessment engages students with real-world content such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing that is leveled according to the level of teaching was taught in the grade. These tests are designed so that they are challenging, but not overwhelmed. Teachers use this to improve teaching methods and curriculum to adjust to the way that the test is taken.
My Experience:
I was eligible to take the STAMP in the 8th grade because of my excelling scores in Spanish I. There are a total of 4 parts: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing. The most challenging component was speaking and listening because we had a more traditional styled class and were not skilled with the knowledge of speaking and comprehending Spanish by listening. Fortunately, I went over the required score of a 4 in Reading. In the last 3 parts, I achieved a 3. This got me as a Freshman into Spanish 2, a class usually taken by Sophmores.
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Reading: My reading score was a 4, my highest ranked category. This showed my ability to understand main ideas in explicit details and use the knowledge of the language to understand the reading.
Writing: My writing score was 3 which showed my ability to communicate basic information through sets of words and remembered patterns. I am also able to recombine learned vocabulary and structures to create simple, non-formulaic sentences on familiar topics.
Listening: My score in listening was also a 3. This understood my ability to understand core, simple, formulaic utterances.
Speaking: Lastly, my score in speaking was a 3. I was able to communicate basic information through the words given and memorized patterns. I was also able to undertstand common words an phrases.
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