Assessment Philosophy

WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT 

GRADING CRITERIA

CHINESE, FRENCH, ITALIAN, LATIN & SPANISH

Major Assessments (70%/85% for Honors & AP) including ALL three modes of communication: interpretive, interpersonal & presentational. Summative assessments involving performance tasks related to communicative functions & unit essential questions. (Includes, tests, quizzes, projects, IPA's)

Minor Assessments (30%/15% for Honors & AP), which can include, oral participation, class work, self-reflection, group work, and collaborative tasks with peers.

*Evidence of Learning  

• Interpretive Assessments (listening & reading) which can include daily quizzes, periodic quizzes, short answer, listening and/or reading tasks, assessments related to listening and reading.

• Interpersonal Assessments (Two way: speaking & writing), which can include simulated conversations, guided conversations, partnership tasks, oral or written communication between peers, teacher and native speakers

• Presentational Assessments (One way: speaking & writing) which can include daily quizzes, periodic quizzes, assessments related to production of language through speaking and/or writing, oral or written proficiency assessments, presentations, projects, portfolios, speaking or writing prompts, essays

*The “Evidence of Learning” subcategories are based upon New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards: World Languages and the American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL) World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages.

Rubrics are provided by individual teachers.