LINGUIST List 17.3026
Sun Oct 15 2006
FYI: Seeking Participants for Japanese Assessment Pilot
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Seeking Participants for Japanese Assessment Pilot
Message 1: Seeking Participants for Japanese Assessment Pilot
Date: 12-Oct-2006
From: Sarah Burtner <langsubdarkwing.uoregon.edu>
Subject: Seeking Participants for Japanese Assessment Pilot
Dear Japanese language teachers,
Konnichiwa!
My name is Miyoko Nakajima and I work as the pilot coordinator for theNational Online Early Language Learning Assessment (NOELLA) at the Centerfor Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS). I am happy to announce thatthe pilot test for Japanese NOELLA is now online and seeking participantclasses.
As the first affordable, universally accessible, and nationallynorm-based assessment of proficiency of early language learning, NOELLAwill provide schools throughout the country with the means to measure theperformance of young students accurately and reliably. ProfessionalJapanese teachers from different programs and regions gathered in Portlandin late June and created hundreds of NOELLA items, which CASLS developedfor online delivery during the summer. It is now time to pilot those itemswith your students, in order to check the items’ reliability and accuracy.This pilot test will help us select only the best items to include in thefinal version.
CASLS has started piloting the Japanese NOELLA items and will continuepiloting through the beginning of November. We invite all teachers ofJapanese in Grades 3 through 6 to participate in this exciting project.There are a few steps to follow before being able to administer theassessment to your students:
1. Go to the NOELLA website at www.noella.uoregon.edu and read over the FAQpage. Have your technical support person at the school check the technologyrequirement page.
2. Click on “register here” and fill out the online registration form.
3. I will then send you an email to confirm your participation, asking fora date and time during which you think you will administer the test to yourstudents.
4. I will send you two consent forms, one of which will be given to theparents and the other one that will be read to the students before the testitself.
5. Once you have confirmed your test date and time with me, you will beable to go to the website and log in to take the test!
6. Please note that the writing portion for Japanese NOELLA will not beavailable until the next round of pilots in spring 2007.
Please let us know if you need a letter for your school or districtsupervisor. We also strongly encourage you to recruit colleagues at yourschool and in your area for any of our NOELLA pilots in Japanese, Spanish,French, and Mandarin Chinese.
Please, feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have.
Sincerely,
Miyoko NakajimaJapanese NOELLA Pilot CoordinatorCenter for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS)541-346-5705jpnoellauoregon.edu
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
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