06.25.13 ~ ACCESS Test
Even though I know something about WIDA as we studied it in detail in Language Block, this was the first time I actually looked at the test associated with it. Some of it, like the questions that referred to pictures included in the test, I thought was okay. Some of it, however, I found very difficult myself, even as an adult native speaker of English! The way the directions for the proctor are given, it seems like the students have an awful lot to keep track of before they even begin to work out the answer. I also noted (and I know this is problem with mostly any test) that for a few of the questions, like the one about the water cycle, it would be easy to rely on background knowledge to answer the question.
Even though I know something about WIDA as we studied it in detail in Language Block, this was the first time I actually looked at the test associated with it. Some of it, like the questions that referred to pictures included in the test, I thought was okay. Some of it, however, I found very difficult myself, even as an adult native speaker of English! The way the directions for the proctor are given, it seems like the students have an awful lot to keep track of before they even begin to work out the answer. I also noted (and I know this is problem with mostly any test) that for a few of the questions, like the one about the water cycle, it would be easy to rely on background knowledge to answer the question.
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