Faculty project
Creating an ASL curriculum based assessment portfolio
Funding: |
U.S. Department of Education/Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education |
Years: |
2004-2007
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Amount: |
$536,000 |
Abstract: |
American Sign Language (ASL) has become the third most widely used
language in America preceded only by English and Spanish, however,
the methods used to assess ASL performance are problematic, resulting
in a system that is administratively complex and fails to support
student learning. We will create a language-learning environment
that will fundamentally improve the methods used to assess ASL performance.
The environment will be a cost-effective application of pedagogically-
and technologically-advanced innovations that together improve instructional
quality. The innovative aspects of this proposal are the measures
we will develop to assess performance and the software environment
that we create. Further, we will develop Curriculum Based Measures
(CBM) to establish a flexible, fast, valid, and reliable technique
for measuring student progress and promoting early detection of
learning difficulties. The CBM will be integrated into the language
learning environment that establishes (a) a platform for students
to capture, submit, and archive ASL performances, (b) a setting
for instructors to evaluate and report student performance, (c)
a system for students to self-assess performance, and (d) an administration
component to manage and coordinate performance- and evaluation-data.
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Project staff:
Simon Hooper, principal
investigator
Learning technologies faculty, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Susan Rose, co-principal
investigator
Special education faculty, Department of Educational Psychology
February 2007
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